1928

Nobel Prize lecture

Nobel Lecture Investigations on Typhus I am going to give you an account of how I arrived at the results for which I have received the Nobel Prize for Medicine. I shall also summarize these results. It did not seem likely that I was destined to undertake research on typhus. I was born, first studied…

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Banquet speech

As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1928, a letter from the Laureate was read by the French Minister, Mr. Armand Bernard “Altesses Royales, Excellences, Monsieur le président et Messieurs les membres du Conseil de Faculté de l’Institut Carolin de Stockholm, Seul, un engagement…

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Bibliography

Works in Norwegian Fru Marta Oulie. – Kristiania : Aschehoug, 1907 Den lykkelige alder. – Christiania : Aschehoug, 1908 Fortællingen om Viga-Ljot og Vigdis. – Christiania : Aschehoug, 1909 Ungdom : dikte. – Christiania : Aschehoug, 1910 Jenny. – Christiania : Aschehoug, 1911 Fattige skjebner. – Christiania : Aschehoug, 1912 Vaaren. – Christiania : Aschehoug,…

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Banquet speech

Sigrid Undset’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1928 (Translation) The preceding speakers have far better expressed our gratitude for the Prizes awarded to us than I could have done, and I subscribe to their words. I write more readily than I speak and I am especially reluctant to talk…

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