How many Nobel Prize winners are from Chile?
2
Summary
| Country | Number of Nobel laureates (Number of Nobel Prizes) |
|---|---|
| Chile | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| East Timor | 2 |
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chile?
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral, pseudonym of Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, (born April 7, 1889, Vicuña, Chile—died January 10, 1957, Hempstead, New York, U.S.), Chilean poet, who in 1945 became the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Why did Pablo Neruda won the Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1971 was awarded to Pablo Neruda “for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent’s destiny and dreams.”
Why did Gabriela Mistral win a Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945 was awarded to Gabriela Mistral “for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world.”
Who won Kalinga award 2019?
Karl Kruszelnicki
| Year | Name of Prize Laureates | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Prof. Xiangyi Li | China |
| 2015 | Prof. Diego Andres Golombek | Argentina |
| 2017 | Erik Jacquemyn | Belgium |
| 2019 | Karl Kruszelnicki | Australia |
Is Gabriela Mistral still alive?
Deceased (1889–1957)Gabriela Mistral / Living or Deceased
Where did Gabriela Mistral died?
Hempstead, NYGabriela Mistral / Place of deathThe Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns in Nassau County in the U.S. state of New York. It occupies the southwestern part of the county, on the western half of Long Island. Twenty-two incorporated villages are completely or partially within the town. Wikipedia
What did Gabriela Mistral study?
In her lifetime, Mistral was a Chilean consul in Naples, Madrid, and Lisbon, and taught Spanish literature in Columbia University, Vassar College, Middlebury College, and the University of Puerto Rico. She lived in New York for the last years of her life, and died of pancreatic cancer on January 10, 1957.