1952

Banquet speech

French Le discours de François Mauriac au banquet Nobel à l’Hôtel de Ville de Stockholm 10 Décembre 1952. Sire, Madame, Altesses Royales, Mesdames et Messieurs Le dernier sujet que devrait aborder ce soir l’homme de lettres que vous glorifiez, c’est lui-même, il me semble et c’est son œuvre. Mais comment dé­tournerais-] e ma pensée de…

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Award ceremony speech

Presentation Speech by Professor E. Hulthén, member of Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. For the man in the street I suppose the compass needle is the most familiar magnetic instrument. But when and where the compass was first used is a much-debated question, where we grope between Chinese records from the year…

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Pirogue au saumon Beurre noisette Coq de bruyère rôti Salade Pommes parisienne Fruit en espalier VINS Kressmann Monopole Rouge Magnum Old Superior White Port Pick a year!

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Biographical

Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education. His father and maternal grandfather were ministers; both of his grandfathers were talented organists; many of his relatives were persons of scholarly attainments. Schweitzer entered into his intensive theological studies in…

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Award ceremony speech

Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of Albert Schweitzer was born in Alsace in 1875, a few years after this province had become part of the German Empire. He has seen Alsace reincorporated with France, overrun by the Germans during the Second World War, and then once again reunited with France. Having grown up in…

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