Photo archive: Nobel Prize laureates official portraits

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  • J. M. Coetzee

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    Filename:
    2003-lit-coetzee-official-portrait.tif
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    ID:
    13685
    Nobel Prize category:
    Nobel Prize in Literature 
    Credit English:
    Photo: Ulla Montan © Nobel Foundation 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Coetzee J. M. [763] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2003 

  • Abdulrazak Gurnah

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    ID:
    143918
    Description English:
    Abdulrazak Gurnah. Official portrait taken in December 2022. 
    Nobel Prize category:
    Nobel Prize in Literature 
    Credit English:
    © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Stefan Bladh 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Abdulrazak Gurnah [1004] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2021 

  • Abhijit Banerjee official Nobel portrait

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    Description English:
    Abhijit Banerjee 
    Nobel Prize category:
    Prize in Economic Sciences 
    Credit English:
    © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: A. Mahmoud 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Banerjee Abhijit [982] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2019 

  • Abiy Ahmed Ali official Nobel portrait

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    Filename:
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    99992
    Description English:
    Abiy Ahmed Ali 
    Nobel Prize category:
    Nobel Peace Prize 
    Credit English:
    © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: A. Mahmoud 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Abiy Ahmed Ali [981] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2019 

  • Ada E. Yonath

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    ID:
    15150
    Description English:
    Nobelpristagare 2009 
    Nobel Prize category:
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 
    Credit English:
    © The Nobel Foundation. Photo: U. Montan 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Yonath Ada E. [843] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2009 

  • Ada E. Yonath

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    14.20 MB
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    Filename:
    2009-che-yonath-official-portrait.tif
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    ID:
    13570
    Nobel Prize category:
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 
    Credit English:
    Photo: Ulla Montan © Nobel Prize Outreach 
    Person/Organization (Laureate):
    Yonath Ada E. [843] 
    Nobel Prize Year:
    2009