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The French writer Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, the only person ever to have done so. He explained that his personal belief was that writers should not accept awards which could prejudice their artistic freedom. Le Duc Tho also refused the Peace Prize in 1973 4 others were obliged to decline by their governments, including Boris Pasternak (Literature Prize 1958)
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Who is missing laureate in Nobel Prize?
Mohandas gandhi
Africa's first female Nobel Peace Prize laureate was from?
Kenya
How many person Refuse the Nobel Prize?
Two Nobel Laureates have declined the Nobel Prize!
Who was the only laureate to refuse the Nobel prize?
Two laureates have refused the prize. Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Literature prize in 1964 Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam refused the Peace Prize in 1973 when Henry Kissinger was also awarded one after bombing Hanoi.
The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was?
Anwar Sadat, the former President of Egypt, was the first Muslim Nobel Laureate. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for his efforts in seeking a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Who is Richard Kuhn?
Richard Kuhn was a german biochemist/organic chemist, Nobel prize laureate.
Is Dennis gabor kin to gabor sisters?
No, he was a scientist and inventor, indeed a Nobel prize laureate.
Who was the first Nigerian to become a noble laureate?
Wole Soyinka
What is the application of the discoveries made by the winners of the 2009 nobel prize for physics?
Please visit nobelprize.org for individual discoveries of each Nobel laureate.
Was Toni Morrison named poet laureate?
No, Toni Morrison was not named poet laureate. She was a renowned American novelist and the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Why are Nobel Prize winners called Nobel Laureates?
Because long ago (Romans ?) winners and those who made important achievements were crowned with laurel leaves. So, basically, someone who is a laureate is virtually crowned with laurel
What is the title of the book which Wole Soyinka won for nobel prize?
Not one particular book, but in awarding the noble prize all his works were considered Opinion by Ozo nwogu
