1945

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Cordell Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations. Cordell Hull. Name: Cordell HullBorn: 2 October 1871, Olympus, TN, USADied: 23 July 1955, Bethesda, MD, USADate awarded: 12 November 1945 Father of the United Nations After the liberation in 1945, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wished to show…

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Acceptance Speech

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1945, the acceptance was read by Mr. Lithgow Osborne, ambassador of the United States to Norway Your Majesty; Your Royal Highnesses; Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Nobel Committee of…

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Banquet speech

Artturi Virtanen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1945 (in Swedish) Kungliga högheter, mina damer, mina herrar. Vid Nobelfestligheterna ha pristagarna säkerligen från första början ganska regelbundet talat om fred, den goda viljan samt frihet. Detta temas aktualitet har varierat från år till år. Nu är det kanske aktuellare än någonsin förr.…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1945 The Biological Fixation of Nitrogen and the Preservation of Fodder in Agriculture, and Their Importance to Human Nutrition Pdf 545 kB

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