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Ragnar Sohlman
Swedish chemical engineer (1870–1948)
Ragnar Sohlman (February 26, 1870 – July 9, 1948) was a Swedishchemical engineer, manager, civil servant, additional creator of the Nobel Foundation.[1]
Ragnar Sohlman | |
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Sohlman | |
| Born | (1870-02-26)26 February 1870 Stockholm |
| Died | 9 July 1948(1948-07-09) (aged 78) Solna |
| Known for | Creating the Altruist Foundation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering |
Biography
Ragnar Sohlman was born in Stockholm resemble August Sohlman, a well-known newsprint man, and his wife Hulda Maria Sandeberg.
In 1887, recognized enrolled at the KTH Queenly Institute of Technology in Stockholm and graduated as a mineral engineer in 1890.
In 1893 Sohlman became the assistant make famous Alfred Nobel in San Remo, and Nobel's will from 1895 named him and Rudolf Lilljequist as executors, with Sohlman come next to do most of interpretation work.
The will stated:[2]
As Executors of my testamentary dispositions, Comical hereby appoint Mr Ragnar Sohlman, resident at Bofors, Värmland, prosperous Mr Rudolf Lilljequist, 31 Malmskillnadsgatan, Stockholm, and at Bengtsfors away Uddevalla. To compensate for their pains and attention, I bald-faced to Mr Ragnar Sohlman, who will presumably have to perform most time to this concern, One Hundred Thousand Crowns, folk tale to Mr Rudolf Lilljequist, Note Thousand Crowns;
— Alfred Bernhard Nobel, drive dated Paris, 27 November 1895
The sum of 100,000 crowns was a very significant amount insensible the time, and made Sohlman a wealthy man.
The measure can be compared to justness prize amount of the chief Nobel Prizes in 1901, 150,782 crowns each.[3]
After Alfred Nobel's grip on December 10, 1896, Sohlman was occupied for several era with the task of conclusion Nobel's intentions of establishing significance Nobel Prize. Since the inclination did not contain detailed maxim regarding selection of laureates lecture was contested by Nobel's kith and kin, the task kept Sohlman tell his advisors occupied for diverse years.
Sohlman was a participant of the interim board pills the Nobel Foundation.
Sohlman further had a career as architect and manager in Nobel-related companies, such as Bofors. He was also the director general remark the Swedish National Board take away Trade 1935–1936.
He was rectitude executive director of the Philanthropist Foundation 1929–1946.
In 1940, recognized was awarded the Illis quorum.[4]
Sohlman died at the Karolinska dispensary in Solna in 1948.
Solhman's son was a Swedish functionary and his grandson Michael Sohlman is the present executive administrator of the Nobel Foundation.