Traditionally, the Nobel Prizes are presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on December 10, the date that marks Alfred Nobel's death. We've all heard about him already, but who exactly was Alfred Nobel? Well, you can look for further bio and biblio here, but, in short, he was a Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist who stipulated in his will that his fortune was to be used for prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Psysiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.
We've already congratulated Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on their shared Nobel Peace Prize in this blogpost last October; today, that the award ceremonies are taking place in Oslo and Stockholm, let's meet the laureate for 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature: Patrick Modiano, a French writer, hardly known outside France, though translated into English.
If you check http://www.nobelprize.org/ you'll find all you can possibly imagine about the founder, about these prestigious awards, laureates and ceremonies throughout time.
Your fantastic teacher of French, Anita Duarte, has again generously contributed to this blogpost. Please read further, but now in the literature laureate's mother tongue:
Finally, has any Portuguese ever been awarded a Nobel Prize? Yes? How many? Who? In what area(s)?
There have been 4 Portuguese who received the Nobel Prize. António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1949. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. José Saramago won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998 .
ReplyDeleteYou've been amazing, Raquel, and haven't ceased surprising me this school year. You're right: four, only four, yes, Nobel Prizes, and exatly the ones you mention. Congrats, sweetie :=)
DeleteThe Nobel Prizes were created by Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) and delivered to December 10, which marks the inventor's death. The awards are aimed at people who have done important research, pioneering techniques have created and contributed to the evolution of society in the following areas: chemistry, physics, medicine, literature and peace. There were four Portuguese who have been awarded the Nobel Prize. The first Nobel Prize was awarded to António Caetano de Abreu Egas Moniz in 1949 he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. In 1996, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos Horta received the Nobel Peace Prize. Finally in 1998, José Saramago was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
ReplyDeleteThank you, João, for your comprehensive comments. You're detailed and right, as usual :=) Four nobel Prizes in Portugal - who knows if one of you in this class, or even you, will one day be awarded one ;) That would be awesome!!!!
DeleteThank you, teacher, for your recognition, but I have no wings so fly so high.
DeleteYou may have no wings to fly THAT high, João, but noone will ever clip them and therefore it's up to you to fly as high as you possibly can.
DeleteThere have been four Portuguease men awarded with a Nobel Prize. In 1949 António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz recived the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, in 1996 Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta recived the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1998 José Saramago recived the Nobel Prize for LIterature.
ReplyDeleteQuite right, Joana, thanks for your contribution.
DeleteThere have been four Portuguese who received the Nobel Prize. António Caetano won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1949.José Saramago won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.Carlos Filipe and Jose Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.
ReplyDeleteRight, even though you haven't used the names they are most widely known :=)
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