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Indian women make price enquiries as photographs of poet Rabindra Nath Tagore are displayed by pavement vendors outside Tagore s birthplace on his birth anniversary in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, a hundred years ago. Indian women make price enquiries a
A file picture taken on January 27, 2006, in Namur, shows Belgian Professor Christian de Duve speaking during a conference entitled ' What is life ?'. Biochemical cytology specialist, Chrisitian de Duve who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1974, died on May 4, 2013 euthanized at the age of 95 years. A file picture taken on January 27,
FILE - In this April 24, 2013 file photo, French President Francois Hollande attends a ceremony to pay homage to 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and WWII veteran, Francois Jacob, at the Invalides in Paris. The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment among is rising inexorably, and his country's economy has been called a potential time bomb at the heart of Europe. Hollande, among the most unpopular French leaders in modern history, remains calm. FILE - In this April 24, 2013 file
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French President Francois Hollande looks at the the coffin of 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and WWII veteran, Francois Jacob, during a ceremony, at the Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Jacob died Friday at the age of 92. French President Francois Hollande
French president Francois Hollande attends a ceremony to pay homage to 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and WWII veteran, Francois Jacob, at the Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. French president Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande, center, and French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault review troops as they arrive for a ceremony to pay homage to 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and WWII veteran Francois Jacob, at the Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Jacob died on Friday at the age of 92. French President Francois Hollande,
Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize winner in literature Mario Vargas Llosa, left, and Spanish actress Aitana Sanchez Gijon pose after a press conference during the presentation of a new theater play in Madrid, Spain, April 24, 2013. Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize win
Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize winner in literature Mario Vargas Llosa, listens to a question during a press conference at the presentation of a new theater play in Madrid, Spain, April 24, 2013. Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize win
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: Ramin Bahrani (L) and American economist and Nobel Prize winner 2001 Joseph Stiglitz attend the after party for The Cinema Society & Bally screening of Sony Pictures Classics' 'At Any Price' at Clarkson on April 18, 2013 in New York City. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: Ramin Bahr
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu delivers a lecture at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Chu, co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, is in India to attend the Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum to share best practices and promote policies and programs encouraging and facilitating the transition to a global clean energy economy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
The Nobel Prize medal won by Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA is seen in this undated handout photo. The medal sold for $2.27 million at auction on Thursday, a day after a letter in which Crick outlined the achievement to his young son became the most expensive letter ever auctioned when it fetched more than $6 million. The Nobel Prize medal won by Franci
Kendra Crick pose with her father Michael Crick as he holds the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to his father Dr. Francis Harry Compton Crick, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in New York. On Thursday, the molecular biologist's 1962 Nobel Prize medal in physiology or medicine and diploma will be sold by Heritage Auctions, which estimates it could fetch at least $500,000. Kendra Crick pose with her father M
Sandra Palomino, director of historical manuscripts at Heritage Auctions, shows a lab coat worn by Dr. Francis Harry Compton Crick, the1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine winner, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in New York. On Thursday, his coat and other items including his Nobel Prize medal and accompanying diploma, left, will be sold by Heritage Auctions, which estimates it could fetch at least $500,000. Sandra Palomino, director of histor
This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows the 1950 Nobel Prize medal awarded to William Faulkner and a draft of his acceptance speech for his Nobel Prize for Literature. Manuscripts and personal letters of the late author, whose original writings are a rarity in the literary marketplace, can be viewed Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Sotheby s in New York - an event to whet the appetites of scholars ahead of a June 11 auction. This undated photo provided by Soth
South African writer J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003, reads an unpublished literary text during the inauguration of the First International Author Seminar at Central University in Bogota, Colombia, on April 8, 2013. South African writer J. M. Coetzee,
Composer Eugene Birman (L) speaks to writer Scott Diel before the premiere of financial opera Composer Eugene Birman (L) speaks t
A musical score is seen during the premiere of financial opera A musical score is seen during the
Conductor Risto Joost and soprano Iris Oja, left, rehearse the operetta Conductor Risto Joost and soprano I
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (r) and Queen Silvia are pictured at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, 11 December 2007, prior a gala dinner with the 2007 Nobel Prize winners. Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (r) an
Picture dated 10 December 1981 shows Kai Siegbahn (L) receiving the 1981 Nobel Prize in physics from Swedish King Carl Gustaf in Stockholm. Siegbahn, whose father Karl also won the physics prize for his work on X-rays in 1924, has died at the age of 89 on July 20, the Swedish TT news agency reported 04 August 2007. The Swedish scientiest, who headed the physics department at the University of Uppsala, was married with three children. Picture dated 10 December 1981 show
Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez (L) receives the Nobel Prize for Literature from the hand of King Carl Gustav of Sweden 10 December 1982 in Stockholm. Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Mar
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden (R) with Kyoko Koshiba, wife of Physics Nobel Prize winner Masatoshi Koshiba, walk down the stairs to the banquet tables in the City Hall in Stockholm 10 December 2002, following the awards ceremony. King Carl Gustaf of Sweden (R) with
Sweden's King Carl Gustaf (R) presents the 1992 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, France's George Charpak, with his award 10 December 1992 during the official ceremony held in the Stockholm concert hall, Sweaden. Sweden's King Carl Gustaf (R) prese
Nobel Prize winner for medicine Sir James Black, 64, from United Kingdom, receives the award 10 Deceùber 1988 in Stockholm from the Swedish King Carl Gustav. James Black was awarded for the development of a betablocker drug propranolol, used o treat coronary disease. Nobel Prize winner for medicine Sir
Picture taken on December 10, 1988 in the Stockholm Town Hall shows Maurice Allais (L) receiving the Nobel Prize for economics from King Carl Gustav of Sweden. Nobel economics laureate Maurice Allais, the only Frenchman to ever win the distinction, died on October 9, 2010 at the age of 99, France's higher education ministry said on October 10, 2010. Allais was awarded the Nobel in 1988 for his 'pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilisation of resources', according the official Nobel Prize website. Picture taken on December 10, 1988
Toyo Ito, the Japanese architect awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, smiles during an interview with The Associated Press at one of his offices in Tokyo Monday, March 18, 2013. When he said why he especially likes Sendai Mediatheque, the public library that ranks among his most famous works, Ito, the sixth Japanese to win the honor likened to a Nobel Prize for architecture, said he likes to see people napping and relaxing inside the transparent structure. Toyo Ito, the Japanese architect aw
Sara Danius, professor in esthetics and literature and also a licensed roulette croupier, poses for the photographer in her study in Stockholm Friday March 8, 2013. The Swedish Academy, that decides who will be the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has called on Professor Danius to take up a vacancy among its 18 members. Sara Danius, professor in esthetics
French president companion Valerie Trierweiler (2nd L), and junior minister for Francophony, Yamina Benguigui (3rd L), speaks before a lunch with Shirin Ebadi (L), Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel Prize for Peace laureate and Tunisian Souhayr Belhassen, president of the international federation for Human Rights. The lunch is held by Trierweiler to mark the Women's international day. French president companion Valerie
2012 Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature Mo Yan (1st L), who is also a delegate, sits together with other delegates as they attend the opening ceremony of National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2013. 2012 Nobel Prize Laureate for Liter