Banquet speech

Banquet speech

William P. Murphy’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1934 Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: As Alfred Nobel has been characterised as the typical Swede, so also was he a roamer. Always a courier of good-will his wanderings took him to France, England, Russia, Spain, Denmark, Italy and to…

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George R. Minot’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1934 Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: Medicine disregards international boundaries. The physician studies for the benefit of mankind. Alfred Nobel, by the expression of his lofty ideals, has recognized the importance of science and creative accomplishments in augmenting human happiness.…

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Banquet speech

Telegram from Thomas Hunt Morgan, read by Mr. Steinhardt, Minister of the United States, at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1933 It is with great regret that I am unable to be present at the award of the Nobel prizes. Circumstances here in connection with the establishment of a new group in physiology…

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Banquet speech

Edgar Adrian’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1932 Your Royal Highness, your Excellencies, my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen In my College at Cambridge – Trinity College – all of us know of Stockholm as the beautiful capital of a country which has a great history and is now in the forefront…

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Otto Warburg’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1931 (in German) Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren! Einar Hammarsten hat vor wenigen Stunden auseinandergesetzt, was die Atmung der lebendigen Substanz ist und worauf sie chemisch beruht. Spuren einer Schwermetallverbindung übertragen in lebenden Zellen den Sauerstoff und machen damit die Kräfte für das…

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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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Banquet speech

Julius Wagner-Jauregg’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1927 (in German) Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren! Gestatten Sie, dass ich unter dem Eindrucke des ergreifenden Erlebens dieses einzigartigen Festtages mit einigen Worten mein volles Herz entlaste. Lassen sie mich vor Allem dankbar jenes hochherzigen Mannes gedenken, der die irdischen Güter, welche…

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Johannes Fibiger’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1927 (in Danish) Deres kgl. Højheder! Mine Damer og Herrer. Jeg savner Ord for paa rette Maade at kunne udtrykke den Glæde, Stolthed og Taknemmelighed, der fylder mig, som den maa fylde enhver, der har haft den overordentlige Ære at blive hædret med at…

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Banquet speech

Willem Einthoven’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1925 (in German) Es sei auch mir erlaubt, für die Auszeichnung, die mir zuteil geworden ist und auf die ich den grössten Wert lege, meinen Dank auszusprechen. Die Nobelstiftung knüpft die Freundschaftsbande enger, die seit undenklichen Zeiten zwischen Schweden und Holland bestanden haben. 1735,…

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Banquet speech

Archibald V. Hill’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1923 The pursuit of natural knowledge, the investigation of the world – mental and material – in which we live, is not a dull and spiritless affair: rather is it a voyage of adventure of the human mind, a holiday for reckless and…

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