Does one have to be living in order to be awarded the Nobel Prize?

Dear Dr. Crutchfield,


The Nobel Prize may only be awarded to living persons; it may not be
awarded posthumously, which has sometimes sparked criticism that
someone deserving of a Nobel Prize never received the prize because he
or she died before being nominated for it.

Read more about The Nobel Prize  here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize

Search criteria:
Nobel Prize awarded to living people

I hope this helps!

Best wishes,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 Jan 2005 10:30 PST

An individual may not be nominated posthumously, but a prize proposed
for a person alive at the time may be awarded posthumously, as with
Dag Hammarskjold (for peace, 1961) and Erik A. Karlfeldt (for
literature, 1931). http://www.britannica.com/nobel/nobelprizes.html

strong answer, as always.

Thank you for the five stars and tip!
--Bobbie7