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Ludvig Nobel
1831 – 1888
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLudvig Immanuel Nobel was a Swedish-Russian engineer, businessman and humanitarian. One of the most prominent members of the Nobel family, he was the son of Immanuel Nobel and Andriette Nobel, and the older brother of Alfred Nobel. With his brother Robert, he operated Branobel, an oil company in Baku which at one point produced 50% of the world's oil.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 27, 1831
Stockholm
Date of death
April 12, 1888
Cannes
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations & fields
entrepreneurengineerphilanthropistindustrialist
- Field and occupation
- švédský podnikatel a humanista
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