1922
Nobel Banquet Menu 1922
Consommé Chesterfield Piggvarsfilet à la Mornay Orre à la petit-duc Kronärtskockbottnar med svampstuvning Glace-soufflé, småkakor Frukt, dessert VINS Madeira Old Ohligsberger, 1913 S:t Estèphe, 1914 Ayala & Co., Goût Américain Madeira Old Portvin Fine Red
moreFridtjof Nansen – Biographical
Biographical
Fridtjof Nansen (October 10, 1861-May 13, 1930) was born at Store Frøen, near Oslo. His father, a prosperous lawyer, was a religious man with a clear conception of personal duty and moral principle; his mother was a strongminded, athletic woman who introduced her children to outdoor life and encouraged them to develop physical skills. And…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Fredrik Stang, Chairman of the , on December 10, 1922 I take pleasure in announcing that this year’s Peace Prize has been awarded to Professor Fridtjof Nansen. Work of an international character carried out by Mr. Nansen during these past years has brought him the Peace Prize. I might especially mention his…
moreArchibald V. Hill – Biographical
Biographical
Archibald Vivian Hill was born in Bristol on September 26,1886. His early education was at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, whence he obtained scholarships to Trinity College, Cambridge. Here he studied mathematics and took the Mathematical Tripos, being Third Wrangler (1907). After graduating, he was urged to take up physiology by his teacher, Dr. (later Sir) Walter…
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