Articles by: Ulrika Royen
Opening Address – 2012
English Speech by Dr Marcus Storch, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2012. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honoured Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Nobel…
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Hälsningsanförande – 2012
Swedish Tal av Dr Marcus Storch, Nobelstiftelsens styrelseordförande, den 10 december 2012. Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, Ärade Nobelpristagare, Mina Damer och Herrar, På Nobelstiftelsens vägnar ber jag att få hälsa er välkomna till årets prisutdelning, och…
moreRagnar Sohlman – executor of the Will
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…
moreCredits
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…
moreAlfred Nobel’s Private Library – Electricity and Electrotechnology
Sciences Electricity and Electrotechnology Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Ayrton W. E. Practical electricity. A laboratory and lecture course. Ill. 6th ed. London 1891 Cassell & Co Borchers W. Elektro-Metallurgie. Die Gewinnung der Metalle unter Vermittlung des elektrischen Stromes. 2:te verm. und völl. umgearb. Aufl. Ill. Braunschweig 1896…
moreAlfred Nobel’s Private Library – Biographies and Memoirs
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…
moreAlfred Nobel’s private library – Miscellaneous
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).
moreAlfred Nobel’s private library – Geography
The major part of Alfred Nobel’s private library is preserved at the Alfred Nobel Museum at Björkborn Manor, near Karlskoga, Sweden. Humanities Geography Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Agrell Alfhild I Stockholm, också en resebeskrifning af Lovisa Petterkvist. Sthlm 1892 Hugo Gebers Dubarry Armand Voyage au Dah. Düben…
moreAlfred Nobel’s private library – History
The major part of Alfred Nobel’s private library is preserved at the Alfred Nobel Museum at Björkborn Manor, near Karlskoga, Sweden. Humanities History Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Allen Carl Ferdinand Histoire de Danemark depuis les temps les plus réculés jusqu’à nos jours. 1-2. Copenhague 1878 F. Høst…
moreAlfred Nobel’s private library – Philosophy
The major part of Alfred Nobel’s private library is preserved at the Alfred Nobel Museum at Björkborn Manor, near Karlskoga, Sweden. Humanities Philosophy Name First name Title, subtitle etc. Place of publ. Year Publisher Bain A. L’esprit et le corps considérés au point de vue de leurs relations suivis d’études sur les erreurs généralement…
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