Under arrest at the time of the award, Carl von Ossietzky was unable to collect the Nobel Peace Prize.
Journalist and socialist Ossietzky was one of the foremost critics of political developments in Germany in the inter-war years. He revealed that the German authorities were secretly engaging in rearmament contrary to the Versailles Treaty. For this he was found guilty of treason and imprisoned. An international campaign was organised to have Ossietzky released. As one part of this campaign, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
#OnThisDay in 1936, the Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize was to be awarded to Ossietzky. Hitler reacted to the news with fury, and prohibited all Germans from receiving the Nobel Prize. The seriously ill laureate was refused permission to leave for Norway to accept the distinction. He died in a prison hospital in May 1938.
Learn more: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1935/ossietzky/biographical/
Photo: Carl von Ossietzky in Esterwegen concentration camp (1934)
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