Sophie Prize
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The Sophie Prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000) and is awarded annually. It was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder
and his wife Siri Dannevig, and it is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World
. An award ceremony is set for June 22 in Oslo
, Norway
. The Sophie Prize winners can be individual or an organisation.
Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder /ˈju:staɪn ˈgɔːrdər/ is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within...
and his wife Siri Dannevig, and it is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World
Sophie's World
Sophie's World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1991. It was originally written in Norwegian, but has since been translated into English and many other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway...
. An award ceremony is set for June 22 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The Sophie Prize winners can be individual or an organisation.
Prize winners
- 2011: Tristram StuartTristram StuartTristram Stuart is an English author and historian.Stuart read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating in 1999 and winning the Betha Wolferstan Rylands prize and the Graham Storey prize; his directors of studies were Peter Holland and John Lennard...
- 2010: James HansenJames HansenJames E. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, a part of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He has held this position since 1981...
- 2009: Marina SilvaMarina SilvaMaria Osmarina Marina Silva Vaz de Lima is a Brazilian environmentalist and politician. Ms. Silva was a colleague of Chico Mendes, who was assassinated for defending the Amazon environment. She was a member of the Partido dos Trabalhadores until August 19, 2009 and served as a senator before...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... - 2008: Gretchen Daily
- 2007: Göran PerssonGöran PerssonHans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
- 2006: Romina Picolotti
- 2005: Sheila Watt-CloutierSheila Watt-CloutierSheila Watt-Cloutier, OC is a Canadian Inuit activist. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national and international levels, most recently as International Chair for Inuit Circumpolar Council...
- 2004: Wangari MaathaiWangari MaathaiWangari Muta Mary Jo Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya...
- 2003: John PilgerJohn PilgerJohn Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist and documentary maker, based in London. He has twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, and his documentaries have received academy awards in Britain and the US....
- 2002: Patriarch Bartholomew I
- 2001: ATTAC France
- 2000: Sheri Liao
- 1999: Herman DalyHerman DalyHerman Daly is an American ecological economist and professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States....
and Thomas KocherryThomas KocherryFather Thomas Kocherry is a social activist, priest, and lawyer who helped found the Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation. He is known as a critic of globalisation in India. Kocherry also writes a popular blog in the Indo-Australian web site Szubha. In 1999, he was the recipient of the... - 1998: Environmental Rights Action, NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
Board members
- Åslaug HagaÅslaug HagaÅslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo...
(chair) - Petter NomePetter NomePetter Nome is a Norwegian television personality and organizational worker.He was born in Kristiansand, but grew up at Kampen and Ila. He did his secondary education at Oslo Cathedral School, worked odd jobs at land and sea and studied criminology at the University of Oslo. In 1978 he was hired...
(deputy chair) - Helene Bank
- Siri Dannevig
- Nikolas Dannevig Gaarder
- Elin Enge
- Thomas Hylland EriksenThomas Hylland EriksenThomas Hylland Eriksen is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo. He has done field work in Trinidad and Mauritius. His fields of research include identity, nationalism, globalisation and identity politics. Eriksen finished his dr. polit.-degree in 1991, and was made professor...
- Jostein GaarderJostein GaarderJostein Gaarder /ˈju:staɪn ˈgɔːrdər/ is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within...
- Elizabeth Hartmann
- Dag Olav HessenDag Olav HessenDag Olav Hessen is a Norwegian writer and biologist, known for his work in the field of ecology.He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2008, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2010.-References:...
- Bård LahnBård LahnBård Lappegård Lahn is a Norwegian environmentalist and in 2006 and 2007 chairman of Natur og Ungdom. Prior to his leadership he had been deputy chairman since 2003 and an active member og Natur og Ungdom since the mid 1990s...
- Ylva LindbergYlva LindbergYlva Lindberg is a Swedish ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
- Sidsel MørckSidsel MørckSidsel Mørck is a Norwegian lyricist and novelist. She made her literary debut in 1967 with the poetry collection Et ødselt sekund.Mørck was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1976. She was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 1990....