Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson receiving his Nobel Prize from the hands of King Oscar II, 10 December 1903. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his wife Karoline in the livingroom at Aulestad, Gausdal, Norway, 1908.

Sir William Randal Cremer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his longstanding and devoted efforts in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration. Randal Cremer Full name: William Randal CremerBorn: 18 March 1828, Fareham, United KingdomDied: 22 July 1908, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1903 He advocated negotiation William Randal Cremer was forced…

Niels Ryberg Finsen was born on December 15, 1860, at Thorshavn in the Faroe Islands. His father, Hannes Steingrim Finsen, belonged to an Icelandic family with traditions reaching back to the 10th century, and occupied prominent (from 1871 the highest) positions in the administration of the Faroe Islands. The mother, Johanne Formann, was born in…

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Links to other sites Video Marie Curie receives the ACR (American College of Radiology) Gold Medal in July, 1931. This is the only known film in which you can hear the voice of Marie Curie.

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Nobel Lecture, January 15, 1905 The Progress and Advantages of International Arbitration For many reasons I regret the delay which has taken place in my appearance here. Ever since the Nobel Committee awarded me the prize, I have been anxious to fulfill the condition which they impose upon the recipient, that he should visit Christiania…

As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1903, a telegrem was read by Professor the Count K.A.H. Mörner, Rector of the (in Danish) Köpenhamn d. 10/12 1903 “Herr Rektor Greve Mörner! Jeg beder dem overbringe den højtærede Forsamling min Hilsen og min Beklagelse över ikke at…

Niels Ryberg Finsen did not deliver a Nobel Lecture.

Norwegian Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1903 (in Norwegian) »Jeg tror, at den præmie, som er tildelt mig i dag, af den store almenhed vil opfattes som gave fra folk til folk. Og da vil jeg få lægge til, at efter den lange kamp jeg har været…