| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1917 |
| Number: | 4 - 0 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | William Chapman |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1850 |
| Year, Death: | 1917 |
| Profession: | Author |
| City: | Ottawa |
| Country: | CANADA (CA) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Rectors of the universities in Ottawa and Montreal |
| Profession: | Rectors |
| University: | Ottawa |
| City: | Ottawa |
| Country: | CANADA (CA) |
| University: | Montréal |
| City: | Montreal |
| Country: | CANADA (CA) |
| Comments: | The nomination was made jointly by the rectors of the universities in Ottawa and Montreal (see entry 4-1, 1917), supported by some Canadian officials. |