| Year: | 1927 |
| Number: | 4-0 |
| Nominee: | |
| Name: | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, birth: | 1874 |
| Year, death: | 1929 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | AT (AUSTRIA) |
| Nominators: |
Walter Brecht, Professor of German literature, University of Vienna, AT. The nomination was supported by Mr Österling. |
| Comment: | The Nobel Prize in Literature for 1926 was reserved. This nomination, originally made in 1926 (entry 1926:22-0), was carried over to the nominations for 1927. See page 2 of the Nobel Committee´s statement. |