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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950
Bertrand Russell

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950

Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell

Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950 was awarded to Bertrand Russell "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought".

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