The First Nobel Prizes Are Awarded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Scandinavian History
- Geographical Location: Norway, Scandinavia, Stockholm
- Date: December 10, 1901
Article abstract: On the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, the first prizes that his will established were awarded—the physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and literature prizes in Stockholm, and the Peace Prize in Oslo.
Summary of Event
The genesis of the Nobel Prizes has been traced to two newspaper items, an advertisement and an obituary. The advertisement, placed in a Vienna newspaper by Alfred Nobel in the spring of 1876, was for a woman with a knowledge of languages to come to Paris to serve as his secretary and housekeeper....
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