Robert Hjalmar Nobel ( , ; 4 August 1829 – 7 August 1896) was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and investor. He was the founder of
Branobel, and a pioneer in the Russian oil industry.
Biography
Robert Nobel was born in Maria Magdalena parish in Stockholm, Sweden, the eldest son of
Karolina Andrietta Ahlsell and her husband
Immanuel Nobel. He was the brother of
Emil Oscar Nobel,
Ludvig Nobel and
Alfred Nobel.
Robert Nobel started
Branobel, an important early oil company which controlled a significant amount of Russian oil output.
In 1873 he started his business in
Baku,
Azerbaijan
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and began to interest his brother Ludvig in the growing company.
In 1876, he bought an interest in an oil refinery in Baku.
In 1878, together with the third brother Alfred Nobel, the two brothers formed
Naftabolaget Bröderna Nobel (Branobel).
In 1880, Ludvig took over the business because Robert's health was failing. Robert returned to Sweden to seek a cure.
He applied to several seaside resorts in southern Europe before settling at
Getå in
Norrköping Municipality during 1888. He died during 1896 and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in
Stockholm.
See also
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Nobel family
References
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1829 births
1896 deaths
Businesspeople from Stockholm
Robert
Businesspeople from the Russian Empire
19th-century Swedish businesspeople
People in the petroleum industry
Founders of the petroleum industry
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Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen