Alfred Bernhard Nobel and the Peace Prize. / Peter Nobel.
by Nobel, Peter; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 9Global Issues. Publisher: International Review of the Red Cross, 2001ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Nobel, Alfred, 1833-1896 | Nobel Prizes | Pacifism | PeaceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Alfred Nobel was not a happy person. His many private letters confirm the picture of a lonely, ascetic man in bad health, burdened with work and hypochondria. He was a man of high morals, often helpful but never showing off. He shunned high society, and ridiculed vanity and outward fineries. Politically and in religious issues, he was a radical." (INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF THE RED CROSS) The author, a descendent of Alfred Nobel's brother Ludvig, traces the history of Alfred Nobel and examines his last will and testament, which served as the foundation of the Nobel Prize awards.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Alfred Bernhard Nobel and the Peace Prize, June 2001; pp. 259-272.
"Alfred Nobel was not a happy person. His many private letters confirm the picture of a lonely, ascetic man in bad health, burdened with work and hypochondria. He was a man of high morals, often helpful but never showing off. He shunned high society, and ridiculed vanity and outward fineries. Politically and in religious issues, he was a radical." (INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF THE RED CROSS) The author, a descendent of Alfred Nobel's brother Ludvig, traces the history of Alfred Nobel and examines his last will and testament, which served as the foundation of the Nobel Prize awards.
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