1999

Biographical

Since 1974, Robert Mundell (born 1932) has been Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York. After studying at M.I.T. and the London School of Economics, he received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1956, and was the Post-Doctoral Fellow in Political Economy at the University of Chicago in 1956-57. He taught at Stanford University…

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English has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1999 to Médecins Sans Frontières in recognition of the organization’s pioneering humanitarian work on several continents. Since its foundation in the early 1970s, Médecins Sans Frontières has adhered to the fundamental principle that all disaster victims, whether the disaster is natural or human in origin,…

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Norwegian har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 1999 skal tildeles Leger uten grenser (Médecins Sans Frontières) for organisasjonens banebrytende humanitære innsats på flere kontinenter. Leger uten grenser har siden opprettelsen tidlig på 1970-tallet hatt som grunnprinsipp at alle ofre for natur- og menneskeskapte katastrofer har krav på profesjonell hjelp så raskt og effektivt som mulig.…

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French Académie Suédoise Le secrétaire perpétuel Communiqué de presse Le 30 septembre 1999 Prix Nobel de littérature 1999 Günter Grass « pour avoir dépeint le visage oublié de l’histoire dans des fables d’une gaieté noire ». Lorsque Günter Grass publia «Le tambour» en 1959, ce fut comme si la littérature allemande se régénérait après des…

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Swedish Svenska Akademien Ständige sekreteraren Pressmeddelande Le 30 septembre 1999 Nobelpriset i litteratur 1999 Günter Grass “för att i muntert svarta fabler ha tecknat historiens glömda ansikte”. När Günter Grass gav ut “Blecktrumman” 1959 var det som om den tyska litteraturen unnades en ny början efter decennier av språklig och moralisk förstörelse. På sidorna av…

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