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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Literature (114) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1940s (43) 1945 (7) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Female (51) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1880s (52) 1889 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth South America (12) Chile (2) Vicuña (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1950s (45) 1957 (6) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death North America (223) United States (214) Northeastern states (77) New York (38) Hempstead (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) G (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) M (84) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Roman Catholic (51) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 50 - 59 (231) 57 (32) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (123) Media and Communication Workers (117) Writers and Editors (101) Writers and Authors (101) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens South America (9) Chile (2) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University North America (529) United States (521) Northeastern states (374) New York (216) New York City (168) Columbia University (96) Short-term academic staff (38) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards M-N (333) N (205) National Prize for Literature (2) complete name: Gabriela Mistral nobel prize: literature award year: 1945 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945 was awarded to Gabriela Mistral "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts birth name: Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga given name: Gabriela family name: Mistral occupation: writer occupation: teacher occupation: poet occupation: diplomat field of work: poetry work location: Columbia University, West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY, 10027, United States of America description: Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. She was the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she did in 1945 "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world". Some central themes in her poems are nature, betrayal, love, a mother's love, sorrow and recovery, travel, and Latin American identity as formed from a mixture of Native American and European influences. Her portrait also appears on the 5,000 Chilean peso bank note. pronunciation: (Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjela misˈtɾal]) image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1945/summary/> date birth: 1889 date death: 1957 usual name: Gabriela Mistral
