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Which country has produced the most Nobel Prize winners?
United States
Summary
| Country | Number of Nobel laureates (Number of Nobel Prizes) |
|---|---|
| United States | 398 (400) |
| United Kingdom | 137 (138) |
| Germany | 111 |
| France | 70 (71) |
How many Nobel Prizes won in Bengali?
Since the inauguration of Nobel Prize in 1901, until 2020, three Bengali persons and one Bengali origin person — four in all, have won this award. The first Bengali as well as the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, was Rabindranath Tagore (born in CALCUTTA India, now KOLKATA), in literature.
Who got first Nobel Prize in India?
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to get a Nobel Prize in 1913 for his work in Literature.
Who has won 3 Nobel prizes?
International Committee of the Red Cross
Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is the only 3-time recipient of the Nobel Prize, being conferred with Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963. Further, the humanitarian institution’s co-founder Henry Dunant won the first-ever Peace Prize in 1901.
How many Nobel laureates are there from West Bengal?
Till now West Bengal has produced 5 Nobel Laureates. Some of them are- Among them Amartya Sen, CV Raman and Rabindranath Tagore were Indians. Whereas Sir Ronald Ross was a British and Mother Teresa was an Albanian. Probably the questioner meant ‘from’ West Bengal.
Why are there no Bengali Nobel Prize winners from India?
Rather Mr Banerjee, the joint noble winner is mentioned to be from America. Hence we as Indian should acept our inability to provide for suitable circumstances free from political interference with appropriate fund & incentivisation. Furthermore there is no instance of any Bengali flying out of Bengal to other state & got the coveted Nobel prize.
Which Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Kolkata?
Nobel Prize winners who have been associated with Kolkata are Sir Ronald Ross (for Medicine in 1902), Rabindranath Tagore (for Literature in 1913), CV Raman (for Physics in 1930), Mother Teresa (for Peace in 1979), Amartya Sen (for Economics in 1998) and now Abhijit Banerjee (for Economics).
Who is the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics?
The predecessor to Banerjee of being an Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics is Amartya Sen. Sen won the award in 1998 for his work in welfare economics. Sen was born in Shantiniketan in West Bengal.