| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1916 |
| Number: | 24 - 2 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Carl Spitteler |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1845 |
| Year, Death: | 1924 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1919 | |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Erik Axel Karlfeldt |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1864 |
| Year, Death: | 1931 |
| Profession: | NP lit 1931, member of the Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien), poet |
| University: | Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien) |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
| Comments: | The nomination was made jointly by K. A. Melin (see entry 24-1, 1916) and E.A. Karlfeldt, both of the Swedish Academy. The Prize for 1919 was awarded to C. Spitteler in 1920. The Nobel Committee decided to carry over a number of nominated candidates from the previous year, with members of the Nobel Committee acting as nominator (see entries 1916-24 through 1916-29). |
