Ossietzky

American

[aw-see-ets-kee] / ˌɔ siˈɛts ki /

noun

Carl von 1889–1938, German pacifist: Nobel Peace Prize 1935.

Ossietzky British

/ ˌɒsɪˈɛtskɪ /

noun

Carl von (karl fɔn). 1889–1938, German pacifist leader. He was imprisoned for revealing Germany's secret rearmament (1931–32) and again under Hitler (1933–36): Nobel peace prize 1935

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According to biographical notes on the Nobel website, Ossietzky was barred from traveling to Norway to accept the award and was kept under surveillance at a civilian hospital until his death in 1938.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

They were the first journalists to win the Nobel Peace Prize since 1935, when it was awarded to Carl von Ossietzky, a German who was then detained in a concentration camp by the Nazis.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

The prize is the first Nobel Peace Prize for journalists since the German Carl von Ossietzky won it in 1935 for revealing his country's secret post-war rearmament programme.

From Reuters • Dec. 3, 2021

Ossietzky died at a Nazi hospital in 1938.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2017

And the first person to receive the award while in prison, German journalist Carl von Ossietzky, did so in 1935.

From Time • Oct. 8, 2015

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