| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1927 |
| Number: | 4 - 0 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1874 |
| Year, Death: | 1929 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | AUSTRIA (AT) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Karl Walther Brecht |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1876 |
| Year, Death: | 1950 |
| Profession: | Professor of German literature |
| University: | University of Vienna |
| City: | Vienna |
| Country: | AUSTRIA (AT) |
| Comments: | The nomination was supported by Mr Österling. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 1926 was reserved. This nomination, originally made in 1926 (entry 1926:22-0), was carried over to the nominations for 1927. See page 2 of the Nobel Committee´s statement. |