Nobel Prize

Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862-December 7, 1947) was an educator and university president; an adviser to seven presidents and friend of statesmen in foreign nations; recipient of decorations from fifteen foreign governments and of honorary degrees from thirty-seven colleges and universities; a member of more than fifty learned societies and twenty clubs; the author…

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by Francis SejerstedChairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 1991-1999 Alfred Nobel’s will In 1895 Alfred Bernhard Nobel drew up a according to which his wealth was to be devoted to the annual award of five prizes “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” That three of the…

Presentation Speech delivered by Aase Lionaes, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1978, Oslo, December 10, 1978. Translation Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: has awarded the Peace Prize for 1978 to Anwar al-Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem…

Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the The environment in which a child is brought up almost invariably leaves a distinct and indelible mark on its character. This appears to have been the case with Emily Greene Balch. Born in Boston in 1867, she comes from an old New England family and grew up…

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Interview transcript [Rajendra Pachauri] – Hello. [Adam Smith] – Hello, this is Adam Smith from the Nobel Foundation’s website. [RP] – Yes sir. [AS] – Is this a possible time to talk, quickly? [RP] – Sure. [AS] – Thank you. So, congratulations of course on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize…

Interview, December 2020 https://www.youtube.com/embed/BohHNocKSQI In this conversation, we meet Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a conversation with Carin Klaesson, curator at the Nobel Prize Museum. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf talks about what shaped her as a politician and as a human being, about the long road to the presidency and about how to learn from your mistakes…

Interview, March 2025 Interview with the 2011 peace laureate Leymah Gbowee, recorded on 28 March 2025 during the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit in Stockholm, Sweden. Leymah Gbowee answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – Why is it important that women are included in solving conflicts? – Ho do…

Transcript [Tawakkol Karman] Thank you, thank you very much. And send my thanks to the President of Nobel and to all people there. Really thank you. And Yemeni people and Arab region – all of us appreciate this.