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Among the 892 Nobel laureates, 48 have been women; the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. [12] She was also the first person (male or female) to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, the second award being the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, given in 1911.
For non–violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland. [20] Óscar Arias (born 1940) 1987 Costa Rica: 40th President of Costa Rica (8 May 1986 – 8 May 1990) 45th President of Costa Rica (8 May 2006 – 8 May 2010) For his work for lasting peace in Central America. [21] Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) 1990 Soviet Union
The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. [4] As of 2024, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to 121 individuals. [5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Prizes (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL; Swedish: Nobelpriset [nʊˈbɛ̂lːˌpriːsɛt]; Norwegian: Nobelprisen [nʊˈbɛ̀lːˌpriːsn̩]) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.
From November 30 to December 8, the Nobel Prize Museum set up citywide illuminations across Stockholm. [9] On December 8, as well, opera singer Malin Byström and conductor Petr Popelka performed at the Nobel Prize Concert. [10] The menu for the Nobel Banquet, scheduled for December 10, was set by chef Jessie Sommarström and pastry chef Frida ...
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Vegaswikian 19:28, 16 July 2011 (UTC)-- since in my view it is crazy for a centre of academic research as important and relevant as the MRC Laboratory of molecular biology in Cambridge, with 20 Nobel prizes to its name, to be removed from this list on the grounds that "the article title is 'List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation ...