Tag: Nobelpreis
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Rejection of the Nobel Prize in 1964
The French writer Jean-Paul Sartre caused a scandal when he rejected the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 22, 1964. Sartre believed that he should not be crowned by fifty older gentlemen who write...
Austrian Nobel Prize Winner from 50 Years Ago: A Look Back
Today, Monday, the Nobel Prizes in Economics were awarded. Economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson were honored.However, there is also an Austrian Nobel laureate. Exactly 50 years ago, economist Friedrich August...