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1901

Nobel Prize Winners

6 laureates honored across 5 categories in the 1st Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
6
Categories
05
Countries
03
Ceremony
1st Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

1 Laureate

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Germany

in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Netherlands

in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions

Physiology or Medicine

Emil von Behring

Germany

for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths

Literature

1 Laureate

Sully Prudhomme

France

in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect

Peace

2 Laureates

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