The Nobel Prize in Literature 1901 was awarded to Sully Prudhomme in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect.
Sully Prudhomme.
Sully Prudhomme (pen name of Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme) was awarded the first Nobel Prize for literature in 1901. He was a French poet, born 1839, died 1907.
The first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the poet Sully Prudhomme.
Sully Prudhomme won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
In 1920, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Knut Hamsun, a Norwegian author known for works like "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil." He was recognized for his epoch-making literary achievements.
The first prizes were in 1901. Physics : Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen Chemistry: Jacobus H. van 't Hoff Medicine : Devendran Moodley Literature : Sully Prudhomme Peace Prize : Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy
The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. The recipients were Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen for Physics, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff for Chemistry, Emil Adolf von Behring for Physiology or Medicine, Sully Prudhomme for Literature, and Frédéric Passy and Henry Dunant for Peace.
Sully Prudhomme was born on 1839-03-16.
Sully Prudhomme died on 1907-09-06.
1901 - Sully Prudhomme for PEACE1901 - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen for PHYSICS
Only 6 people were awarded Nobel prizes in 1901:The Nobel Prize in Physics - Wilhelm Conrad RöntgenThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Jacobus Henricus van 't HoffThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Emil Adolf von BehringThe Nobel Prize in Literature - Sully PrudhommeThe Nobel Peace Prize - Jean Henry Dunant, Frédéric Passy
The first Nobel Prizes were awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death, to Jacobus H. van't Hoff (The Netherlands) for chemistry, Sully Prudhomme (France) for literature, Jean Henri Dunant (Switzerland) and Frédéric Passy (France) for peace, Wilhelm C. Roentgen (Germany) for physics, Emil Adolph von Behring (Germany) for medicine.