| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Number: | 9 - 1 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Lin Yutang |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1895 |
| Year, Death: | 1976 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | CHINA (CN) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Sven Hedin |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1865 |
| Year, Death: | 1952 |
| Profession: | Geographer, explorer, member of the Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien) |
| University: | Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien) |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |