Nobel Prizes in Literature
1901 - Sully Prudhomme
Born: 16 March 1839, Paris, France
Died: 7 September 1907, Châtenay, France
Residence at the time of the award: France
Prize motivation: “in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect”
Language: French
