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valuable
He went on experimenting in pursuit of
inventions in many fields, notably with
synthetic materials.
Income from the many enterprises all
over the world in which he had interests
made hrm one ol the wealthiest men in
EuroDe.
Nobel took a keen Interesl in social
questions, and is known to have held radical
views on many contemporary problems.
His scientilic and industrial activities took
him to most EuroDean and American
countries.
He lived in Paris lor a number of years,
bul planned to return to Sweden and setlle
down lor good al Karlskoga, where he
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On 10 December, 1896, before the plans
could be realised. he died at hrs home in
San Flemo in llaly.
Alfred Nobel was a lonely man and was
often in poor health. He was very modest,
often appearing shy to other people.
Above all, he was engrossed in scientific
rdeas and in the practrcal management ol
his many European enterprises, and
devoted himself night and day to his studies
and work. His dream was to be of service to
mankind.
In January 1897 it was learned thal he
had left the bulk ol his considerablestate
to a fund, the interest on which was to be
awarded annually to the persons whose
work had been of the greatest benetito
mankind.
The statutes ot the foundation which
administered the fund - the Nobel
Foundation - were adooted on 29 June
His Will
"TH E whote ol my remaining reatisable ostate shall be dsalt with
in the following way: the capilal, invested in sale securities by my
executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be
annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the
preceding yea( shall have conterred the grealest benefit on mankind.
The said inlerest shall b€ divided into five equal parls, which shall
be apportionsd as tollows: one part to lhe person who shall have
mad€ the most important discovery or invention within the field ol
physics; one part to the person who shall have made lhe most
important chemical discovery or improvement; one part to ths person
who shall have made th6 most important discovery within the domain
of physiology or medicine; ons part to the person who shall have
oroduced in the field ot literature the mosl outslandino work of an
idealistic t€ndency; and one part to the person rvho sFall hava done
th€ most or the best work tor fraternity between the natlons, lor the
abolition or roduction of standing armies and lor the holding and
promotion ol p€ac€ congr€sses.
The prizes for physics and chemistry shall b€ awarded by tho
Swsdish Academy of Sciences; that lor physiological or medical
works by the Karolinska Institute in Slockholm; that for literaturg by
lhe Academy in Stockholm; and that for champions of peace by a
committee of tive psrsons to be €lectsd by ths Norwegian Storting.
It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideralion
whatever shall b€ given to the nationality ot the candidates, bul that
ths most worthy shall receive the priz€, whothsr he be a Scandinavian
or nol,"
Paris, tho 27th of November 1895
Alfred Bemhard Nobel
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