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Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
Full Name of the recipient | Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
Year of Award | 1902 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
Award Shared with | |
Motivation for the Award | the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A History of Rome |
Place of Birth | Garding, Schleswig (now known as Germany DEU) |
Date of Birth | 30 November 1817 |
Age at the time of Award | 84 years |
Place of Death | Charlottenburg, Germany DEU |
Date of Death | 1 November 2003 |