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Show Prizes for Contribution to Uplift of Mankind The Nobel foundation (Nobelstlf telsen) was established In pursuance pursu-ance of the provision of the will of Alfred Nobel, who was born In Stockholm In SX and died at San Itenio In HVd. By this will, dated November 27, 1SU5, Alfred Nobel bequeathed the whole of his fortune for-tune (more than 30,000,000 kroner) to a fund the Interest of which shall be annually paid out to those who during the Immediately preceding years "have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." The Interest Is divided Into live equal parts, to be allotted as follows: "One part to the person who shall have made the most Important discovery or Invention lu the domain of physics, one part to the person who shall have made the most Important chemical discovery or Improvement, one part to the person who shall have made the most Important discovery dis-covery lu the domain of physiology or medicine, one part to the person , who shall have produced In the field , of literature the moat distinguished work of an Idealistic tendency and one part to the person who shall have doije most to promote the fraternity fra-ternity of nations, the abolition or diminution of standing armies and the formation and propagation of peace congresses." |