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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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