1910 Nobel Prize in Literature

1910 Nobel Prize in Literature
Paul von Heyse
"as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories."
Date
  • 6 October 1910 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1910
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the German writer Paul Heyse (1830–1914) "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories."[1] He is the third German recipient of the prize after Rudolf Christoph Eucken in 1908.[2]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1910 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse britannica.com