1906

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Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world’s great powers, Japan and Russia. Theodore Roosevelt Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Jr.Born: 27 October 1858, New York, NY, USADied: 6 January 1919, Oyster Bay, NY, USADate awarded: 10 December 1906…

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The 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal for revealing the inner beauty of the nervous system. By developing methods that could colour and highlight its key components, Golgi and Cajal allowed the anatomy of the nervous system to be observed and documented in precise…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture May 5, 1910 International Peace It is with peculiar pleasure that I stand here today to express the deep appreciation I feel of the high honor conferred upon me by the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize. The gold medal which formed part of the prize I shall always keep, and I shall…

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Acceptance Speech

Acceptance by Herbert H.D. Peirce, American Envoy. Since President Roosevelt was not present at the award ceremony on December 10, 1906, Mr. Herbert H.D. Peirce, American envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway, accepted the prize on his behalf. Mr. Peirce’s speech, which included the reading of a telegram from the President, follows: I deeply…

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