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Ludvig Immanuel Nobel ( / noʊˈbɛl / noh-BEL; Russian: Лю́двиг Эммануи́лович Нобе́ль, romanized : Ljúdvig Emmanuílovich Nobél'; Swedish: Ludvig Emmanuel Nobel [ˈlɵ̌dːvɪɡ nʊˈbɛlː]; 27 July 1831 – 12 April 1888) was a Swedish-Russian engineer, a noted businessman and a humanitarian.
Ludvig Nobel became a very well-known figure in pre-revolutionary Russia, not only for his technical inventions and business enterprise, but because he had good relations with his employees. He introduced profit sharing and worked actively to improve working conditions in his factories.
Ludvig Nobel, one of the Nobel brothers, designed and ordered the world's first steel tanker, Zoroaster, in 1877. He also built other vessels for transporting oil from Baku to Europe and established Branobel, a leading shipping company.
The Nobel family ( / noʊˈbɛl / noh-BEL ), is a prominent Swedish family closely related to the history both of Sweden and of Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its legacy includes its outstanding contributions to philanthropy and to the development of the armament industry and the oil industry.
Ludvig Immanuel Nobel (1831-1888) Public domain. In 1873, Ludvig entrusted his brother Robert with 25,000 rubles and instructed him to go to the Caucasus to procure walnut wood that he hoped...
- Nikolay Shevchenko
Learn about the life and business of Ludvig Nobel, one of the three Swedish brothers who founded Branobel, a major oil company in Russia. Read stories about his family, his health, his conflicts and his legacy.
Ludvig Nobel was a Swedish-born industrialist who founded Branobel, a company that competed with Rockefeller's Standard Oil in Baku. He died in 1888 after reconciling with his brothers Robert and Alfred, and left a legacy of grants and a prize in his name.
