Karolina Andriette Nobel (born Karolina Andriette Ahlsell; 30 September 1803 – 7 December 1889) was a Swedish woman and the mother of scientist

Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( , ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedes, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and Philanthropy, philanthropist. He is best known for having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel ...

. Andriette was the daughter of Carolina Roospigg, and her father worked as a head clerk. On the 8th of July 1827 she married

Immanuel Nobel Immanuel Nobel the Younger ( , ; 24 March 1801 – 3 September 1872) was a Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist. He was the inventor of the rotary lathe used in plywood manufacturing. He was a member of the Nobel family and the ...

, Alfred's father. The couple had a total of eight children, out of which

Robert Nobel 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 pa ...

Ludvig Nobel Ludvig Immanuel Nobel ( ; russian: Лю́двиг Эммануи́лович Нобе́ль, Ljúdvig Emmanuílovich Nobél’; sv, Ludvig Emmanuel Nobel ; 27 July 1831 – 12 April 1888) was a Swedish-Russian engineer, a noted businessman and a ...

, and

Emil Oskar Nobel Emil Oskar Nobel ( , ; a.k.a. Oscar; 29 October 1843 – 3 September 1864) was a member of the Nobel family. Biography Emil Nobel was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was the youngest son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872) and Karolina Andri ...

reached adulthood. In 1828, Andriette and Immanuel rented an apartment in the suburbs of

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, however, due to Immanuel's

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in 1833 the family had to move to another location in Stockholm. Immanuel later moved to

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in 1837, then further east to

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in 1838, while Andriette stayed in Stockholm. She later joined Immanuel in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1842, together with Ludvig and Alfred. During the years alone in Stockholm, she provided for the family by running a milk and vegetable shop.

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