ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL
1833 - 1896

Al was Swedish and the inventor of dynamite. What a chap! The year of the dynamite invention was 1867, by the way.

He spoke five languages, was a busy chemist and engineer, made tons of money with his inventions, and created the Nobel Prize.


ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL'S FAMILY
Alfred's father was Immanuel Nobel. His mother was Caroline Andrietta Ahlsell. Alfred had seven siblings but never married.