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1909

Nobel Prize Winners

7 laureates honored across 5 categories in the 9th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
7
Categories
05
Countries
06
Ceremony
9th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

2 Laureates

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Wilhelm Ostwald

Germany

in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction

Physiology or Medicine

Emil Theodor Kocher

Switzerland

for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland

Literature

1 Laureate

Selma Lagerlöf

Sweden

in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings

Peace

2 Laureates

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