Ludwig Nobel is a renowned engineer both in Sweden and around the world. He made a significant contribution to the development of technical means, and was also actively engaged in entrepreneurship. He was the elder brother and also partners in business activities of the famous Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel Prize.
Biography of the father of the dynasty
The biography of Nobel Emmanuel - Ludwig's father - begins in 1801, which was the year of his birth. The famous Nobel was born in Gävle, Sweden. He founded his dynasty in Russia.
For a long time Emmanuel served as a cabin boy on a merchant ship. He also received a good education at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. During the same period, at the same time, he studied at the Academic Mechanical School in order to receive an architectural education. He was very actively engaged in this particular type of activity, this can be seen from how many developments he contributed to the architectural field.
Emmanuel designed plans for prefabricated houses for housing, and also created various military equipment. His talent in the field of invention was undeniable.fact, but despite this, it was explosives that attracted him more.
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 construction and engineering.
Activities
The Nobel brothers are famous not only in Russia or Sweden, but all over the world. Ludwig, one of the brothers, helped his father in mechanical engineering, so he worked with him at his factory. When Emmanuel left with his family back to Sweden, Ludwig remained at the head of the plant. It was also due to the fact that creditors demanded it.
Later, in 1862, Ludwig Nobel bought up all of Sherwood's machine shops to set up his own factory, which he named after himself. Significantly, later entrepreneurship was not Ludwig's only passion, he also loved engineering and was famous for his excellent product concepts.
After a while, he began to produce various artillery shells at the plant, as well as torpedoes, mines, and, accordingly, firearms and cannons. He also equipped people with machines, machine tools, 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 terms of engineering andentrepreneurship. People wanted to get his products for their productions, and the armies actively used all his military equipment.
Commonwe alth of three brothers - Robert, Ludwig and Alfred - has brought unprecedented results. They were able to open a large oil company, which bore the proud name of the Nobel Brothers Partnership. The company in a short time was able to get ahead of all existing similar enterprises in Russia, and in general in Europe. She was also able to get ahead of them in terms of production, processing and transportation. The company was also engaged in the distribution of kerosene, and here it was able to bypass many similar ones. For example, the public's favorite American "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
Besides practical hobbies, Ludwig Nobel paid great tribute to liberal arts education. He was fluent in five languages - Swedish, Russian, English, German and French. He also became the founder 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 the schools of railway masters, which is why they were able to develop to the required level.
Nobel's death was for many a very tragic event that took place in March 1888. Ludwig was buried at the Lutheran cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Legacy after Nobel's death
After the death of Ludwig, his brothers made sure that there was a special scholarship named after him, which was provided to students of the St. Petersburg Mining and Technological Institutes. Also later, a special gold medal by Ludwig Nobel 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 award for research in engineering and science, respectively. It was a significant prize and medal. That is, before the Nobel Prize appeared, Russia already had a special Ludwig Nobel Prize.
Ludwig became famous as a wonderful inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, and also as just a good person. During his life he had two wives - Edla and Mina. Mina was the first and died while Ludwig was still alive. The second wife survived him. He also left behind 6 sons and 4 daughters.
