Black Nobel Prize laureates

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The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to individuals who make outstanding contributions in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine.[1] They were established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[2] Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a cash prize that has varied throughout the years.[3] In 1901, the winners of the first Nobel Prizes were given 150,782 SEK, which is equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2007. In 2008, the winners were awarded a prize amount of 10,000,000 SEK.[4] The awards are presented in Stockholm in an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.[5]

As of 2008, there have been 11 black Nobel laureates.

Laureates

Year Image Laureate Country Category Comment
1950 Bunche, RalphRalph Bunche United States Peace first black person to win the Nobel Prize
1960 Luthuli, Albert JohnAlbert John Luthuli South Africa Peace first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1964 King, Jr, Martin LutherMartin Luther King, Jr United States Peace youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1979 Lewis, Sir William ArthurSir William Arthur Lewis Saint Lucia Economics first black person to win a Nobel Prize other than Peace
1984 Tutu, DesmondDesmond Tutu South Africa Peace second South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1986 Soyinka, WoleWole Soyinka Nigeria Literature first black person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
1992 Walcott, DerekDerek Walcott Saint Lucia Literature first West-Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
1993 Morrison, ToniToni Morrison United States Literature first black woman to with the Nobel Prize
1993 Mandela, NelsonNelson Mandela South Africa Peace third South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize
2001 Annan, KofiKofi Annan Ghana Peace first Ghanaian African to win the Nobel Peace Prize
2004 Maathai, WangariWangari Maathai Kenya Peace first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Alfred Nobel – The Man Behind the Nobel Prize". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  2. ^ "The Nobel Prize Awarders". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  3. ^ "The Nobel Prize". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  4. ^ "The Nobel Prize Amounts". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
  5. ^ "The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
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