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Writers who have won the American Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (since 1949). This award replaced the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (given from 1918 to 1947). For articles about the writers: Category:Pulitzer Prize for the Novel winners (1918–1947) Category:Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners (1948–present) For articles about the books:
since 1957 Pulitzer Prize for History: Columbia University: Distinguished book about the history of the United States: since 1917 James A. Rawley Prize: American Historical Association: Best book in Atlantic history: since 1990 James A. Rawley Prize: Organization of American Historians: Best book on race relations in the United States: since ...
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International Peace Prize established at the first World Congress of Peace held in April 1949, in Paris. [1] The original 1949 regulations envisaged prizes for art, literature, film, or industrial work which advanced the cause of peace among nations. [ 2 ]
Different organisations are responsible for awarding the individual prizes; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Swedish Academy awards the Prize in Literature; the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. [3]
This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by country. Listings for Economics refer to the related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 577 times to 889 recipients, of which 26 awards (all Peace Prizes) were to organizations. Due to some recipients receiving multiple ...
First awarded in 1917, prizes have been awarded every year since, though not in every category. News organizations submit work, or series of works, for consideration to a 19-member board, which is composed of editors, columnists, media executives, artists, as well as academic administrators from Columbia University, which administers the prize.
The Nobel Prizes (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL; Swedish: Nobelpriset [nʊˈbɛ̂lːˌpriːsɛt]; Norwegian: Nobelprisen [nʊˈbɛ̀lːˌpriːsn̩]) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.