Prestigious award established after its founder purportedly read his premature obituary (5)

I believe the answer is:

nobel

(Other definitions for nobel that I've seen before include "Prize guy" , "& 27 Down International award" , "Swedish prize" , "Alfred --, Swedish founder of international prizes" , "Alfred -, Swedish dynamite inventor" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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