Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Jakob and Johannes parish and died on December 10, 1896 in Sanremo, aged 63. Recorded occupations: chemist, industrialist, philanthropist, photographer, weapons manufacturer and scientist. Country of citizenship: Sweden. Fields of work: chemistry, engineering, invention and industry. Notable works include “Nobel Prize” and “dynamite”. Honours include National Inventors Hall of Fame, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star, Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose and Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
- Born
- October 21, 1833 · Jakob and Johannes parish
- Died
- December 10, 1896 · Sanremo
- Age at death
- 63
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupations
- chemist, industrialist, philanthropist, photographer, weapons manufacturer, scientist
- Notable works
- Nobel Prize, dynamite
- Honours
- National Inventors Hall of Fame, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star, Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose, Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Wikipedia editions
- 162 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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