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Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896).
The record
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist and inventor. Born on 21 October 1833 in Jakob and Johannes parish, Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Sanremo at the age of 63.
Notable works include Nobel Prize and dynamite. Honours include John Fritz Medal, National Inventors Hall of Fame and Officer of the Legion of Honour, among 8 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 192 languages, Alfred Nobel is No. 1,065 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 21 October 1833, Jakob and Johannes parish
- Died
- 10 December 1896, Sanremo (aged 63)
- Country
- Sweden
- Known as
- Chemist, industrialist, philanthropist
- Field
- Science
- Languages
- Swedish
- Wikipedia editions
- 192
Did you know
63
Lived to 63.
21 Oct
Shares a birthday with Benjamin Netanyahu and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
8
One of 8 people in the Index born in Jakob and Johannes parish, with Emmanuel Swedenborg.
192
Has a Wikipedia article in 192 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Alfred Nobel
- FatherImmanuel Nobel
- MotherKarolina Andriette Ahlsell
- SiblingLudvig Nobel
- SiblingRobert Nobel
- SiblingEmil Oskar Nobel
3 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- John Fritz Medal1910
- National Inventors Hall of Fame1998
- 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
- Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross
Notable works
- Nobel Prize
- Dynamite
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- Wikidata Q23810 (facts, CC0)
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