1902 Nobel Prize in Literature

1902 Nobel Prize in Literature
Theodor Mommsen
"the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome."
Date
  • 9 October 1902 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1902
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature was the second prestigious literary award based upon Alfred Nobel's will, which was given to German historian Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903) "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome."[1]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1902 nobelprize.org