Emil Nobel was born in
Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was the youngest son of
Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872) and
Karolina Andrietta Ahlsell (1803–1889). He was the brother of
Robert Nobel,
Ludvig Nobel and
Alfred Nobel. In 1842, Immanuel Nobel opened a workshop with a foundry in St. Petersburg, returning to Sweden in 1859 with his youngest sons Emil and Alfred. Emil was the only member of the family to go to college, attending the
University of Uppsala. ==References==