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Nobel Prize in Literature 1950

Bertrand Russell

United Kingdom

Bertrand Russell received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950, making them laureate number 45 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.

They are one of 11 laureates from United Kingdom.

Our pick for reading Bertrand Russell for the first time is A History of Western Philosophy.

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