1934
Harold C. Urey – Biographical
Biographical
Harold Clayton Urey was born in Walkerton, Indiana, on April 29, 1893, as the son of the Rev. Samuel Clayton Urey and Cora Rebecca Reinoehl, and grandson of pioneers who settled in Indiana. His early education in rural schools led to his graduation from high school in 1911 after which he taught for three years…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor W. Palmær, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry of , on December 10, 1934 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. A short time ago a politician of prominent rank, when speaking on a festal occasion, remarked that at the present day it might appear to be an actual…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Per Hallström, Permanent Secretary of the , on December 10, 1934 The work of Luigi Pirandello is extensive. As an author of novellas he certainly is without equal in output, even in the primary country of this literary genre. Boccaccio’s Decameron contains one hundred novellas; Pirandello’s Novelle per un anno (1922-37) has…
moreLuigi Pirandello – Biographical
Biographical
Luigi Pirandello(1867-1936) was born in Girgenti, Sicily. He studied philology at Rome and at Bonn and wrote a dissertation on the dialect of his native town (1891). From 1897 to 1922 he was professor of aesthetics and stylistics at the Real Istituto di Magistere Femminile at Rome. Pirandello’s work is impressive by its sheer volume.…
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Luigi Pirandello – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Luigi Pirandello’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1934 (Translation) I take deep satisfaction in expressing my respectful gratitude to Your Majesties for having graciously honoured this banquet with your presence. May I be permitted to add the expression of my deep gratitude for the kind welcome I…
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