Léon Bourgeois was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations. Léon Bourgeois Full name: Léon Victor Auguste BourgeoisBorn: 21 May 1851, Paris, FranceDied: 29 September 1925, Épernay, FranceDate awarded: 10 December 1920 An internationalist…

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Charles-Edouard Guillaume’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1920 (in French) Altesses, Mesdames, Messieurs, Lorsque s’approchent les cérémonies consacrées à la proclamation des Prix Nobel, c’est, disait il y a un instant l’illustre Professeur Montelius, une joie pour l’Académie, pour la science suédoise, pour la Suède tout entière, de penser que l’on…

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August Krogh’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1920 (in Danish) Naar jeg rejser mig i denne sal for at bringe min varmt fölte tak for den overordentlige udmærkelse, som er blevet mit videnskabelige arbejde til del gennem tilkendelsen af Nobelprisen, saa er det med en fölelse af ansvar, fordi det paahviler…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1920 A Contribution to the Physiology of the Capillaries At the beginning of the 17th century, Harvey succeeded in demonstrating that the blood within an organism was in constant circulation, passing out from the heart, through the arteries, to all the various organs, and returning through the veins. About 50 years…

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English Communication to the Nobel Committee, December, 1922 The Reasons for the League of Nations Some weeks ago, went to Oslo to fulfill the obligation incumbent upon every Nobel Peace Prize laureate. I wish to offer my apologies for not having been able to do the same this last year. The state of my health…

French Communication de M. Léon Bourgeois au Comité Nobel du Parlement norvégien, Décembre, 1922 Les raisons de vivre de la Société des Nations Messiuers, II y a quelques semaines, Mr. Branting venait à Christiania s’acquitter de l’obligation imposée à tous les titulaires du Prix Nobel de la Paix. Je m’excuse de n’avoir pu, l’an dernier,…

English Knut Hamsun’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1920 (Translation) What am I to do in the presence of such gracious, such overwhelming generosity? I no longer have my feet planted on the ground, I am walking on air, my head is spinning. It is not easy to be…