Nobel Prize

Links to other sites

Presentation Speech by Professor Assar Lindbeck of the Translation from the Swedish text Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, The question why individuals, firms and nations exchange goods and services with each other, and how these processes are influenced by government policies, may be regarded as the basic issue in the science of…

14 October 1977 THIS YEAR’s ECONOMICS PRIZE AWARDED TO BERTIL OHLIN AND JAMES MEADE has decided that the 1977 Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel shall be shared equally by Professor Bertil Ohlin, Stockholm, Sweden, and Professor James Meade, Cambridge, UK, for their pathbreaking contributions to the theory of international trade and…

more

I was born into an upper-middle class family in a village in the South of Sweden in April, 1899. It was a large family with seven children, a large house and a home which was very hospitable and open to friends and relatives. There was a private school which was not very particular about the…

more

Born on 23 June 1907, I was brought up in the City of Bath in England. At school – Lambrook School (1917-1921) and Malvern College (1917-1926) – my education was concentrated on the Latin and Greek languages. At the university – Oriel College, Oxford (1926-1930) – I continued my classical education until 1928. I then…

more

Pâté de saumon Sauce verte Poule de neige braisée aux genièvres Gelée de sorbes Salade de saison Parfait Glace Nobel Petits fours VINS Pommery & Greno, Brut Château Trinité-Valrose, 1970 Café Cognac Martell *** Liqueur Mandarine Napoléon BUFFET Gordon´s Gin Stewart, Finest Old Scotch

Presentation Speech by Aase Lionæs, Chairman of the , on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1977 in the University Festival Hall, Oslo, December 10, 1977 Translation Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year the Norwegian Nobel Committee is awarding two Peace Prizes, one to…