Elie Wiesel
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1 (of 4) Elie Wiesel attending the Nobel Centennial 2001, a conference titled ”The Conflicts of the 20th Century and the Solutions for the 21st Century” in Oslo, Norway, December 2001.
© Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum.
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2 (of 4) At the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 10 December 2001 where Kofi Annan and the United Nations were awarded the 2001 peace prize, many previous laureates were present. From left: Joseph Rotblat, Jody Williams, José Ramos-Horta, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Lech Wałęsa, Desmond Tutu, John Hume, David Trimble, Elie Wiesel, Norman Borlaug, Rigoberta Menchu Tum and Mairead Corrigan. The remaining are representatives for peace prize awarded organisations.
© Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum.
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3 (of 4) Author, philosopher and humanist Elie Wiesel at his work desk in November 1980.
Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images
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4 (of 4) Elie Wiesel, aged 15, late 1943 or spring 1944.
Source: Chicago Public Library. © Elie Wiesel. CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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