1927 Nobel Prize in Literature

1927 Nobel Prize in Literature
Henri Bergson
"in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented."
Date
  • November 1927 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1927
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941) "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented."[1] He was the second philosopher to gain the Nobel Prize after Rudolf Christoph Eucken won in 1908.

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1927 nobelprize.org