The 50 Greatest Living Artists and 50 Most Deserving of a Nobel Prize--Both Lists Now at TheBestSchools.org

PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Who are the greatest artists and minds today? TheBestSchools.org answers that question in "The 50 Greatest Living Artists" and "50 People Who Deserve a Nobel Prize."

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With recent Nobel recipient announcements and the perennial question of which artists propel the arts forward, TheBestSchools.org seeks to promote candidates for recognition. The individuals listed comprise the best in field of the arts and also in the sciences through the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal for Mathematics.

"Living in a digital age inundated with data means important cultural and societal signals can get lost amid noise," says Dan Edelen, director of marketing services for TheBestSchools.org. "By providing these two lists of 100 important figures, we seek to help readers recognize this generation's true creatives and thought leaders, the minds that enlighten and beautify the world."

A sampling of outstanding artists in the five categories examined:

Dance & Drama: Svetlana Zakharova, USSR [Ukraine],  ballerina;  Tom Stoppard, Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic], playwright

Film: Terence Davies, UK, director; Lars von Trier, Denmark, director

Literature: Ko Un, Japanese-occupied Korea [South Korea], poet; Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru, novelist

Music: Arvo Pärt, Estonia, composer; Dame Janet Baker, UK, mezzo-soprano

Painting & Sculpting: Maya Lin, USA, environmental artist; Jaume Plensa, Spain, sculptor

A sampling of deserving Nobel Prize and Fields Medal candidates:

Physics: Yakir Aharonov, Israel; Alan Guth, USA

Chemistry: Jennifer A. Doudna, USA; Stanislas Leibler, Poland

Physiology/Medicine: Pierre Chambon, France; James A. Shapiro, USA

Literature: Nuruddin Farah, Somalia; Hilary Mantel, UK

Peace: José Antonio Abreu, Venezuela; Ragıp Zarakolu, Turkey

Economics: Susan C. Athey, USA; Dambisa Moyo, Zambia

Fields Medal (Mathematics): Kai-Wen Lan, Taiwan; Ciprian Manolescu, Romania

Artists and potential Nobel laureates on our list have academic appointments at the following universities and institutes:

Auburn University

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Chapman University

École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

ETH Zurich

Free University of Brussels

Harvard University

Institute for Systems Biology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Musashino Art University–Kodaira

New York University

Princeton University

Rice University

Rockefeller University

Royal Academy of Music

Salk Institute

Stanford University

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

University of California–Berkeley

University of California–Los Angeles

University of Bonn

University of Cambridge

University of Chicago

University of Georgia

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

University of Strasbourg

University of Texas–Austin

University of Trento

University of Washington

"The 50 Greatest Living Artists" and "50 People Who Deserve a Nobel Prize " spotlight those individuals TheBestSchools.org believes should be recognized for their excellence in advancing culture and human knowledge. Through their works and research, they make our lives more vibrant and liveable.

TheBestSchools.org is a leader in school rankings — K–12, college, postgraduate, online, and on-campus — providing millions of prospective students with the information they need to find the right school for them. TheBestSchools.org is an independent educational website whose staff and advisory board believe learning transforms lives for the better and should be a lifelong pursuit.

Contact:
Dan Edelen
Director of Marketing Services
TheBestSchools.org
[email protected]
(513) 601-8202

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