Ludwig Nobel is a renowned engineer both in Sweden and around the world. He made a serious contribution to the development of technical means, and was also actively involved in entrepreneurship. He was an older brother and also partners in business events of the famous Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel Prize.
Biography of the father of the dynasty
The biography of Nobel Emanuel - Ludwig's father - begins in 1801, which became the year of his birth. The famous Nobel was born in Gävle in Sweden. He founded his dynasty in Russia.
For a long time, Emmanuel served as a young man on a merchant ship. He also received a good education at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. In the same period, at the same time, he studies at the Academic Mechanical School with the aim of receiving an architectural education. He was very actively engaged in this particular type of activity, this can be seen from the number of developments he made in the architectural sphere.
Emanuel designed prefabricated house plans for housing, and also created various military equipment. His talent in the field of invention was an indisputable fact, but despite this, he was more attracted to explosives.
Ludwig
Later, he has two sons - Robert, and then Ludwig. Ludwig Nobel was born in 1831, he actively developed in many areas throughout his life and made a huge contribution to the oil industry, as well as to construction and engineering.
Activities
The Nobel brothers are known not only in Russia or Sweden, but also around the world. Ludwig, one of the brothers, helped his father in engineering, so he worked with him at his factory. When Emanuel left with his family back to Sweden, Ludwig remained at the head of the plant. It was also due to the fact that lenders demanded it.
Later, in 1862, Ludwig Nobel bought all the mechanical workshops of Sherwood to create his own factory, which he named after himself. It is important that the subsequent entrepreneurial activity was not the only thing that fascinated Ludwig, he also loved engineering and was famous for the fact that he perfectly developed the concepts of his product.
After a while, he began to produce various artillery shells at the factory, as well as torpedoes, mines, respectively, firearms and guns. He also equipped people with machines, machines, parts for equipment. Ludwig Nobel produced the first diesel engines in Russia, which only increased his success. This is a small part of what Nobel created. Thanks to this, he was able to reach unprecedented heights in engineering and entrepreneurship. People wanted to get his products for their production, and the army actively used all of his military equipment.
The community of three brothers - Robert, Ludwig and Alfred - brought unprecedented results. They were able to open a large oil company, which was proudly called the "Nobel Brotherhood Partnership." The company in a short time was able to get ahead of all existing similar enterprises in Russia, and indeed in Europe. She was also able to get ahead of them in terms of production, processing and transportation. The company also engaged in the distribution of kerosene, and here she was able to get around many similar ones. For example, the American public’s favorite, Standard Oil, has faded into the background. Ludwig Nobel initiated the construction of an oil pipeline in Russia. Subsequently, under the leadership of V. G. Shukhov, this goal was achieved.
Education and Innovation
In addition to practical hobbies, Ludwig Nobel paid a lot of tribute to humanitarian education. He spoke perfectly in five languages - Swedish, Russian, English, German and French. He also became the creator of the Russian Technical Society in Russia.
Thanks to Ludwig, a special metric system of measures was introduced in Russia. Moreover, Nobel gave all the money for the development of this plan. He also actively finances the technical society and schools of railway masters, which is why they were able to develop to the required level.
Nobel’s death was a very tragic event for many, which occurred in March 1888. Ludwig was buried in the Lutheran cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Legacy after Nobel's death
After the death of Ludwig, his brothers made sure that a special scholarship of his name appeared, which was provided to students of the St. Petersburg Mining and Technological Institutes. Also later, a special Ludwig Nobel gold medal appeared, which was given to people who reached heights in the development of the oil industry, and this medal was created in the St. Petersburg Mint. There was also another form of reward for research in engineering and science, respectively. It was a significant prize and medal. That is, before the Nobel Prize appeared, a special prize named after Ludwig Nobel already existed in Russia.
Ludwig became famous as a wonderful inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, and also just as a good person. Throughout his life he had two wives - Edla and Mina. Mina was the first and died when Ludwig was still alive. The second wife outlived him. He also left behind 6 sons and 4 daughters.