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Who got Nobel Prize in 1948?
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948 was awarded to Paul Hermann Müller “for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods.”
Who has won multiple Nobel Prizes?
Four individuals have received multiple Nobel prizes. They are Marie Curie (1867–1934, Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911; John Bardeen (1908–1991), Physics in 1956 and 1972; Linus Pauling (1901–1994), Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962; and Frederick Sanger (1918–), Chemistry in 1958 and 1980.
Why was there no Nobel Peace Prize in 1948?
On November 18, 1948, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to make no award that year on the grounds that “there was no suitable living candidate”.
Why did Rabindranath Tagore get Nobel Prize?
Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize “because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West.”
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948?
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948 was awarded to Thomas Stearns Eliot “for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.”. MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948.
Who was the first non European Nobel Prize winner?
Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in Kolkata. He is known for reshaping Bengali literature and music with Contextual Modernism. He introduced the use of colloquial language and several novel proses and verse forms. When he achieved this honor in 1913, he became the first ever non-European to receive this great recognition.
Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Field: The Nobel Prize in Literature Year: 1913 He was the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize and he got this honor for “ Geetanjali ” a collection of his poems. Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in Kolkata.
Are there any Nobel Peace Prizes being awarded this year?
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section. Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.