Introduction Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) – scientist, author and pacifist, but above all the inventor of dynamite and holder of 355 patents – shaped as a human being in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Russian capital where different nationalities and cultures mixed and where science and literature developed in a dynamic interaction between Western European tradition…

by Nils Ringertz In his of November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his estate should be deposited in a fund, the interest of which should be divided into five parts and to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace. One of the five shares should be given to…

Literature occupied a central role in the life of Alfred Nobel. He regarded various literary forms of expression as opportunities to achieve a greater understanding of our own thoughts, lives and relationships with other people and our surroundings. Alfred Nobel had an extensive library, which included important European literary works. Inspired by Shelley and Byron,…

  Humanities English Fiction Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Addison Joseph The works. With notes by Richard Hurd, a new ed., with large additions, chiefly unpubl., collected and ed. by Henry G. Bohn. Vol. 1-6 London 1871- 73 Bell & Daldy Allen Grant The women who did. British authors.…

Ragnar Sohlman (1870-1948) As a young chemical engineer, Ragnar Sohlman worked for Alfred Nobel in his laboratory in San Remo, Italy. In his will, Alfred Nobel made Ragnar Sohlman and Rudolf Lilljequist executors of his will. Realizing that the assets of Alfred Nobel were located in several countries, the executors first decided to move most…

This is a Nobelprize.org production made possible through: Manuscript Based on the book, “The Legacy of Alfred Nobel. The Story Behind the Nobel Prizes,” by Ragnar Sohlman, The Nobel Foundation, 1983, The Bodley Head. Voice Over Gerrie Ferguson Pang Ljud, Stockholm Music Provided by Extreme Music, selections taken from Holberg Suite (Edvard Grieg), Swan Lake…

  Humanities Biographies and Memoirs Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Adelsköld Claes Adolf John Ericsson. Biografiska teckningar. Sthlm 1894 P. A. Norstedt Geer Louis de Minnen. Bd 1-2. Sthlm 1892 Norstedt Hanotaux Gabriel Histoire du cardinal de Richelieu. T. 1-2. 2e éd. Paris 1896 Firmin-Didot Hensel S. von Die…

Humanities German Fiction Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Arndt Ernst Moritz Gedichte. Vollständige Sammlung mit der Handschrift des Dichters aus seinem neunzigsten Jahre. 2:te Aufl. Berlin 1865 Weidmannsche Buchhandlung Auerbach Berthold Das Landhaus am Rhein. Roman. 4:te Aufl. Stuttgart 1874 Biringer Ferdinand Gedichte. Dem grossen Mimen Josef Lewinsky ……

Humanities Music Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Bizet Georges Carmen, opéra en quatre actes. Paris   Gounod Charles Faust. Opéra en 5 actes. Paris   Mascagni Pierre Chevalerie rustique. Drame lyrique en un acte. Milan 1891 Thomas Ambroise Mignon (opera). Paris  

The major part of Alfred Nobel’s private library is preserved at the Alfred Nobel Museum at Björkborn Manor, near Karlskoga, Sweden.   Miscellaneous The material was compiled in 1996 (Åke Erlandsson: Humanities) and 1997 (Niklas Mattsson: Sciences).