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Emanuel Ludvig Nobel (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛlː]; Saint Petersburg, 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1859 – Stockholm, 31 May 1932) was a Swedish oil baron, the eldest son of Ludvig Nobel and his first wife, Mina Ahlsell, grandson of Immanuel Nobel and nephew of Alfred Nobel.
Immanuel Nobel the Younger ( / noʊˈbɛl / noh-BEL, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛlː]; 24 March 1801 – 3 September 1872) was a Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist. He was the inventor of the rotary lathe used in plywood manufacturing.
(1801-1872) Immanuel Nobel. Father of Alfred Nobel. Self-taught inventor and building contractor in Stockholm. Immanuel Nobel grew up in a poor family who could not afford any formal education. His father taught him how to read and write. At the age of 14 he became a sailor.
Immanuel Nobel pioneered the development of underwater mines, designed some of the first steam engines to power Russian ships, installed the first central heating systems in Russian homes and was the first to develop modern plywood (cut with a rotary lathe).
Immanuel was an inventor and engineer who had married Caroline Andrietta Ahlsell in 1827. The couple had eight children, of whom only Alfred and three brothers reached adulthood. Alfred was prone to illness as a child, but he enjoyed a close… Read More.
The father of the Nobel brothers, Immanuel, was an important inventor whose work interested him more than financial gain. When he was on the edge of bankruptcy, he sought a new future in St Petersburg where his fortunes were reversed.
The Nobels were wanted capitalists, and as Emanuel was a Russian citizen he was finally forced to flee. The Nobels travelled disguised as peasants by horse and cart for seven weeks, and they were helped along the way with food and lodgings by the company’s sales agents.
