1908
Ilya Mechnikov – Biographical
Biographical
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov was born on May 15, 1845*, in a village near Kharkov in Russia (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). He was the son of an officer of the Imperial Guard, who was a landowner in the Ukraine steppes. His mother, née Nevakhowitch, was of Jewish origin. Mechnikov went to school at Kharkov and was, even…
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Nobel Banquet Menu 1908
Hors d´œuvre Tortue clarie à l´anglaise Filets de sole Marguery Selle de pré, salé à la choron Médaillons de homard à la parisienne Faisan doré rôti Salade d´Alger Fonds d´artichaut Maintenon Succès de glace à la Victoria Friandises Fruits VINS Madère Château Palmer Hochheimer Roederer, Carte Blanche Roederer, Grand Vin Sec Château Lafite Giesshübler Porto…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation by Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland, Chairman of the , on December 10, 1908 On behalf of the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament, I have the honor to extend a welcome to all who have assembled here on this occasion commemorating the great Swedish patron and benefactor, Alfred Nobel, who gave the whole of his…
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