Death: 10th December 1896
Location: Norra begravningsplatsen (Northern Cemetery), Solna, Sweden
Cause of death: Stroke
Photo taken by: Holger.Ellgaard
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. After reading a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.
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