Herta Müller
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Herta Müller receiving her Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Herta Müller after receiving her Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Close-up from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony (from left to right): Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller and Elinor Ostrom.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates stand for the Swedish national anthem (from left to right): Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson.
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Nobel Laureate Herta Müller in conversation with Dr Johann Deisenhofer, 1988 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Escorted by a student, Herta Müller walks towards the podium to deliver her banquet speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Herta Müller delivers her banquet speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009. To her left stands Ruth Jacoby, who translated the speech into English.
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From left to right: Prince Carl Philip, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Nobel Laureate Herta Müller and her husband, Dr Harry Merkle, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Madeleine at the Nobel Banquet.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Foundation, 12 December 2009. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Ada E. Yonath and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak and Carol W. Greider, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Thomas A. Steitz, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Elizabeth H. Blackburn, and Nobel Laureate in Physics George E. Smith. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Willard S. Boyle, Laureate in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Literature Herta Müller and Laureate in Economic Sciences, Oliver E. Williamson.
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Herta Müller signing books at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm,
11 December 2009.
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11 (of 20) Herta Müller delivering her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2009.
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12 (of 20) Herta Müller after delivering her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2009. On her right, Professor Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy.
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Herta Müller during the interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
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Herta Müller during the interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2009. The interviewer is Marika Griehsel, freelance journalist.
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Herta Müller signing books.
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Herta Müller reads an extract from her book "Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt" for Nobelprize.org.
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17 (of 20) Herta Müller signing her new book Atemschaukel in a German book store.
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18 (of 20) Herta Müller visits the Nobel Museum exhibition Literary Rebellion on 6 October 2017.
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19 (of 20) Herta Müller at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2008.
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20 (of 20) Herta Müller in Gamla stan, the Old Town, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Photo: Ulla Montan
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.
