Alfred Nobel
Chemist

Alfred Nobel Net Worth

Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a prolific inventor, issuing 350 patents internationally and establishing 90 armaments factories. After his death, his fortune was used to create and fund the Nobel Prizes, which are awarded annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 21, 1833
Birth Place Stockholm, Sweden
Age 186 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 10, 1896 (age 63)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $1.6 Million (2024)

About

Swedish Chemist, Engineer, and Inventor. His fortune was used posthumously to create and fund the Nobel Prizes. In his lifetime, he issued 350 patents internationally and established 90 armaments factories. 

Before Fame

He grew up wealthy after his father invented modern plywood and filed his first patent himself in 1857, for a gas meter.

Trivia

Nobel is credited with the invention of dynamite. While studying explosives, a shed he was using exploded at the factory in Heleneborg Stockholm, and killed five people, including his younger brother Emil.

Family Life

He had four brothers and a sister named Betty.

Associated With

He is the namesake of the Nobel Prize, of which Daniel Bovet is a winner.

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