Alfred Nobel

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Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.

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Alfred Nobel canonical 47
Alfred Bernhard Nobel 1
Nobel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chemist
engineer
human
industrialist
inventor
philanthropist
burialPlace Norra begravningsplatsen
Solna
linked to: Stockholm County

Sweden
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
coFounded Bofors (as an arms manufacturer)
commemoratedBy Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Nobel Museum
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1833-10-21
dateOfDeath 1896-12-10
educatedBy private tutors
ethnicGroup Swedes
familyName Nobel
linked to: Alfred Nobel
father Immanuel Nobel
fieldOfWork chemistry
engineering
explosives
industrial research
founded Nobel Foundation
Nobel Prize
fullName Alfred Bernhard Nobel
linked to: Alfred Nobel
givenName Alfred
hasMonument Alfred Nobel Monument in New York City
statues in Stockholm
influenced international recognition of scientific achievements
modern peace movement through Nobel Peace Prize
inspired Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
linked to: Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
knownFor founding the Nobel Prize
inventing dynamite
languagesSpoken English
French
German
Russian
Swedish
legacy Nobel Prizes awarded annually
maritalStatus never married
memberOf Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
mother Andriette Nobel
namedAfter Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
nativeLanguage Swedish
netWorthAtDeath significant industrial fortune
notableWork development of ballistite
development of blasting gelatin
invention of dynamite
numberOfInventions over 300 patents
occupation arms manufacturer
businessman
chemist
engineer
inventor
owned Bofors
patentCount 355
placeOfBirth Stockholm
Sweden
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Italy
Sanremo
religion Lutheranism
residence Paris
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg

Sanremo
Stockholm
sexOrGender male
sibling Emil Nobel
linked to: Immanuel Nobel

Ludvig Nobel
linked to: Robert Nobel

Robert Nobel
studiedUnder Nikolai Zinin
will established Nobel Prizes from his fortune
workedOn nitroglycerin stabilization
safe explosives for construction

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Nobel Prize in Literature foundedBy Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine establishedBy will of Alfred Nobel
linked to: Alfred Nobel
Nobel Peace Prize namedAfter Alfred Nobel
Nobel Peace Prize establishedBy Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prize in Physics foundedBy Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prize in Physics namedAfter Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel fullName Alfred Bernhard Nobel
linked to: Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel familyName Nobel
linked to: Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prize namedAfter Alfred Nobel
Nobel Foundation foundedBy Alfred Nobel
Nobel Foundation namedAfter Alfred Nobel
Alfred notableBearer Alfred Nobel
Nobel Museum dedicatedTo Alfred Nobel
Immanuel Nobel fatherOf Alfred Nobel
Immanuel Nobel relative Alfred Nobel
Immanuel Nobel influenced Alfred Nobel
Andriette Nobel child Alfred Nobel
Robert Nobel sibling Alfred Nobel
Nobel Peace Prize namedAfter Alfred Nobel
subject linked to: Peace
Nobel Peace Prize foundedBy Alfred Nobel
subject linked to: Peace
Nobel Prize in Chemistry foundedBy Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prize in Chemistry namedAfter Alfred Nobel
Nobelium nameOrigin Alfred Nobel
subject linked to: nobelium
Nobelium namedAfter Alfred Nobel
subject linked to: nobelium
Nobel family notableMember Alfred Nobel
Nobel family hasNotableDescendant Alfred Nobel
Karlskoga historicallyAssociatedWith Alfred Nobel
subject linked to: Karlskoga, Sweden
Ludvig Nobel sibling Alfred Nobel
Ludvig Nobel hasBusinessPartner Alfred Nobel
Branobel foundedBy Alfred Nobel
Branobel shareholder Alfred Nobel
Emil Nobel sibling Alfred Nobel
Emil Nobel sharesSurnameWith Alfred Nobel
Emil Nobel associatedWith Alfred Nobel
Emil Nobel notableFamilyMemberOf Alfred Nobel
Bertha von Suttner influenced Alfred Nobel