1950 Nobel Prize in Literature

1950 Nobel Prize in Literature
1950 Nobel Prize in Literature
Bertrand Russell
	"in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."
Date	10 November 1950 (announcement); 10 December 1950 ; (ceremony);
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Academy
First awarded	1901
Website	Official website

The 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."^[1]^[2] He is the fourth philosopher to become a recipient of the prize after the French analytic-continental philosopher Henri Bergson in 1927, and was followed by the French-Algerian existentialist Albert Camus in 1957.^[3] He is also the fifth British author to be awarded.

^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1950". nobelprize.org.
^ George Axelsson (11 November 1950). "Faulkner Gets Nobel Prize; Bertrand Russell Is Honored; Literatare Awards Cover '49 and '50--Briton, Two Germans Win in Science". New York Times.
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[2] George Axelsson (11 November 1950). "Faulkner Gets Nobel Prize; Bertrand Russell Is Honored; Literatare Awards Cover '49 and '50--Briton, Two Germans Win in Science". New York Times.

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