Alfred Nobel

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chemist engineer human industrialist inventor philanthropist

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chemist → engineer → human → industrialist → inventor → philanthropist →
burialPlace	Norra begravningsplatsen → Solna → 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 →
father	Immanuel Nobel →
fieldOfWork	chemistry → engineering → explosives → industrial research →
founded	Nobel Foundation → Nobel Prize →
fullName	Alfred Bernhard 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 → 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 → Sanremo → Stockholm →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Emil Nobel → Ludvig Nobel → Robert Nobel →
studiedUnder	Nikolai Zinin →
will	established Nobel Prizes from his fortune →
workedOn	nitroglycerin stabilization → safe explosives for construction →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute → Nobel Committee for Physics → Nobel Foundation → Nobel House, Smith Square, London → Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences → Nobel Peace Prize → Nobel Peace Prize → Nobel Prize → Nobel Prize in Chemistry → Nobel Prize in Literature → Nobel Prize in Physics → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine → Nobelium → Norwegian Nobel Committee →	namedAfter
Nobel Foundation → Nobel Peace Prize → Nobel Prize in Chemistry → Nobel Prize in Literature → Nobel Prize in Physics →	foundedBy
Alfred Nobel Monument in New York City → Nobel Museum →	dedicatedTo
Nobel Peace Prize → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ("will of Alfred Nobel") →	establishedBy
Nobel Prize laureates →	associatedWith
Andriette Nobel →	child
Alfred Nobel ("Nobel") →	familyName
Immanuel Nobel →	fatherOf
Norwegian Nobel Committee →	followsWillOf
Alfred Nobel ("Alfred Bernhard Nobel") →	fullName
Alfred Nobel Monument in New York City →	honours
Immanuel Nobel →	influenced
Nobelium →	nameOrigin
Alfred →	notableBearer
Immanuel Nobel →	relative
Robert Nobel →	sibling
Norra begravningsplatsen →	significantPlaceOfBurialFor