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Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833 - 1896)

Alfred Bernhard (Alfred) Nobel
Born in Jakob och Johannes, Stockholm, Sverigemap
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Died at age 63 in San Remo, Imperia, Liguria, Italymap
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Alfred Nobel was a Swedish inventor (355 different patents) of which dynamite being the most famous one, He was also a chemist, engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. In his will, he bequeathed his fortune to a fund which became the Nobel Prize institution.

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Jakob and Johannes parish in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of Immanuel Nobel and his wife Karolina Ahlsell.

He lived with his parents and siblings Robert Hjalmar b. 1829 and Ludvig Emanuel b. 1831 in Kvarteret Torsken in Jakob and Johannes parish in Stockholm in 1833.[1]

In 1838 we find him with his mother and mentioned brothers living in Kvarteret Skvalberget in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm.[2] His father had moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 where he grew successful as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives.

Alfred had a keen interest in engineering, particularly explosives, learning the basic principles from his father at a young age. He owed this to being descended on his father's side from the Swedish scientist Olaus Rudbeck.

His scientific interest eventually paid dividends as he began to event marketable products such as plywood. This allowed him to study & collaborate abroad with his peers. Eventually, this led to a lucrative enterprise inventing & patenting dynamite & more powerful explosives.

Nobel Explosives plant The Ardeer peninsula was the site of a massive dynamite manufacturing plant built by Alfred Bernhard Nobel. Having scoured the country for a remote location to establish his explosive factory, Nobel finally acquired 100 acres (40 hectares) from the Earl of Eglinton, and established the British Dynamite Factory in 1871, and went on to create what was described then as the largest explosives factory in the world. The factory had its own jetty on the River Garnock in Irvine Harbour serving ships disposing of time expired explosives or importing materials for the works.

At its peak, the site employed almost 13,000 workers in a fairly remote location and had its own railway station. The station was used solely for workers and those special visitors with business in the ICI plant, and was never a regular passenger stop. Until the mid-1960s, there were two trains per day to transport workers. Although the line no longer exists, the abandoned platform remains, hidden beneath dense undergrowth.

Alfred apparently did not want to be remembered as a "death dealer" who profited from the sale of explosives. In his will he set aside much of his considerable fortune for the awarding of prizes in the fields of physical science, chemistry, medical science or physiology, literary work "in an ideal direction" and to the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses.

Buried at Norra Begravningsplatsen in Stockholm at plot 4A 00170[3]

Alfred Nobels grave
Norra Begravningsplatsen Plot 4A 170
Photo by Holger.Ellgaard - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0


Sources

  1. Jakob och Johannes (A, AB) AIa:53 (1833) Bild 214 / sid 209 (AID: v86155.b214.s209, NAD: SE/SSA/0008) http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v86155.b214.s209
  2. Hedvig Eleonora (A, AB) AIa:40 (1835-1838) Bild 156 (AID: v85419.b156, NAD: SE/SSA/0006) http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v85419.b156
  3. Svenska Gravar Nobel, ALFRED BERNHARD
    Född: 1833-10-21
    Avliden: 1896-12-10
    Gravsatt: 1896-12-30
    Norra begravningsplatsen
    Kvarter: 04A Gravplats: 00170
    Gravplatsnummer: 2204A 00170
    Gravrättstid: 1870-05-12 - för all framtid
    Coordinates 59.35616° 18.03225°


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Nobel-206 and Nobel-74 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same. The second profile shouldn't have been created. Sweden Project needs to deal with this, and I suggest the person who created the second profile should orphan it.
posted by Ben Molesworth
Perhaps, bare in mind, Graham Finley is 8 steps in connection from this profile, which is 2nd cousin by marriage. So maybe he could be a manager, or on the trusted list. Let the Sweden Team decide on that.
posted by Ben Molesworth
According to connections, we are 30 degrees apart. Glad that I found this.
posted by Nancy Osborn
And, only 19 degrees from each other cousin 🤗
posted by Joan (Hanson) Landreth
Hi there profile managers!

We plan on featuring Alfred as the Example Profile of the Week in the Connection finder on October 21st. Between now and then is a good time to take a look at the sources and biography to see if there are updates and improvements that need made, especially those that will bring it up to WikiTree Style Guide standards. We know it's short notice, so don't fret too much. Just do what you can. A Team member will check on the profile Tuesday and make changes as necessary.

Thanks! Abby

posted by Abby (Brown) Glann