Who among the following Nobel laureates has recently announced to put his Nobel Medal under Auction?

Kailash Satyarthi
J. D. Watson
Mikhail Gorbachev
Watson C. Mikhail Gorbachev D. Jody Williams

The correct answer is: Jody Williams.

Jody Williams is an American peace activist who won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to ban landmines. She is the founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with her.

In 2022, Williams announced that she would be auctioning off her Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise money for the ICBL. The auction is scheduled to take place in June 2023.

The other options are incorrect.

  • Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social activist who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end child labor. He has not announced plans to auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal.
  • J. D. Watson is an American molecular biologist who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the structure of DNA. He has not announced plans to auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev is a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War. He has not announced plans to auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal.
  • Jody Williams is an American peace activist who won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to ban landmines. She is the founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with her. In 2022, Williams announced that she would be auctioning off her Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise money for the ICBL. The auction is scheduled to take place in June 2023.
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