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The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo received nominations for 287 candidates for this year’s prize, and just over a quarter of them are organizations.

“He was this presence of comfort and safety and courage,” said Max Kane, a classmate and close friend. “He literally had no ego. He made you want to be a better person just by being himself.”

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Behind Duncan Robinson’s unlikely ascent was a hidden second life — a decade spent as a quiet lifeline tethering his brother to reality.