Claes Nobel
Claes Nobel (/noʊˈbɛl/ noh-BEL, Swedish: [ˈklɑːs nʊˈbɛlː]; July 20, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was the founder of the National Society of High School Scholars.
Biography
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Nobel was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 20, 1930.[1] His parents were Alf and Esther Nobel.[1] Nobel was the grandson of Ludvig Nobel and grand nephew to Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel Prizes.[2][3] He was a native of Sweden.[4]
Nobel moved to the US in 1959 to study business.[1]
Nobel and Jim Lewis co-founded the National Society of High School Scholars in 2002.[1]
Nobel was honored at the Artivist Film Festival in November 2007 for his work in humanitarian and environmental causes.[4][5]
Personal life
Nobel married actress Margaretha Henning Nobel, who he met in 1956.[1] They had four children.[1]
He died at home in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 90 on April 28, 2021.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Claes Nobel". Obituaries. Oregon Live. May 9, 2021.
- ↑ "World Peace One - Claes Nobel". Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "3.7.97 Claes Nobel speech, Royal Albert Hall, London". Vimeo. 1997-07-03. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MKI - Mr. Claes Nobel Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ted Danson, Alyssa Milano and Claes Nobel to Be Honored at the 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival and Artivist Awards November 11th, 2007". Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
Further reading
- Ullrich, Polly (October 2, 1977). "Visions of the Apocalypse". Spotlight. The New York Times. p. F9.
- Lomuscio, James (December 10, 1995). "From Einstein on, Mr. Nobel in America". The New York Times. p. 13CN3. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Unknown parameter
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