13 October 1992 THIS YEAR’s LAUREATE HAS EXTENDED THE SPHERE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO NEW AREAS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND RELATIONS. has decided to award the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1992, to Professor Gary S. Becker, University of Chicago, USA, for having extended the domain of microeconomic…

Presentation Speech by Professor Assar Lindbeck of the December 10, 1992. Translation of the Swedish text Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Gary Becker has made it his task to extend the analytical domain of what he calls “an economic approach” to various social issues. Now it is important to bear in mind…

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Terrine de saumon et de sole à l´aneth Sauce aux œufs d´ablette Faux filet d´agneau rôti, champignons de saison Carottes et salsifis noirs glacés au miel Sauce au cidre Glace Nobel au chocolat blanc et à la groseille rouge VINS Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial 1984 Château Mouton Baronne Philippe Cru Classé – Sélection Nobel…

Rigoberta Menchú was born on January 9, 1959 to a poor Indian peasant family and raised in the Quiche branch of the Maya culture. In her early years she helped with the family farm work, either in the northern highlands where her family lived, or on the Pacific coast, where both adults and children went…

has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992 to Rigoberta Menchú from Guatemala, in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. Like many other countries in South and Central America, Guatemala has experienced great tension between the descendants of European immigrants…

Nobel Committee Chairman Francis Sejersted delivering his speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, 10 December 1992. Presentation Speech by Francis Sejersted, Chairman of the Norwegian Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992 to Rigoberta Menchú Tum. It is a particular pleasure…

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Memories of my early childhood are clouded with uncertainties because I was essentially separated from my parents since the early age of seven. I was born in Shanghai, China on April 6, 1920. My father had come there from Vienna, Austria after earning doctorates in law and business. My mother, born Renée Tapernoux, had arrived…