Roger Martin du Gardfor the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflict as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel-cycle <I>Les Thibault</I>
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwoodfor his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápoltfor his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion processes, with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid