6 Nobel Prize Winners Who Declined The Prize

The Peace Prize is to be awarded to individuals and institutions that “have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses,”  according to Alfred Nobel’s will. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarding scientists, writers, peace and political activists since the late 1800s, but not everyone always agrees on who is and isn’t worthy of the $1.2 million prize. While meant to recognize those whose work has greatly benefited or contributed to the advancement and unity of mankind, the Nobel Peace Prize has sometimes been given to those with violent pasts, those whose award-winning work contains factual errors, or those whose accomplishments do not quiet bear up under close examination. It may be a rare occasion that the committee’s choices were short-sighted, or even worse, naive, but a number of poor decisions have been made. And that's why these 6 Nobel Prize winners who declined the prize. To know more about them, just click on the link and read the article of Insidermonkey.

Throughout decades, the most prestigious award has brought money and recognition to its receivers and secured laureates’ places in history. But as biographies of Nobel winners testify, the road to success is paved with obstacles. Sometimes obstacles become part of the person’s identity, as you can see that on our list of 10 Majorly Successful People with Disabilities.