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1990

Nobel Prize Winners

11 laureates honored across 6 categories in the 90th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
11
Categories
06
Countries
04
Ceremony
90th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

3 Laureates

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Elias James Corey

United States

for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

1 Laureate

Octavio Paz

Mexico

for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity

Peace

1 Laureate

Mikhail Gorbachev

Russia

for the leading role he played in the radical changes in East-West relations

Economic Sciences

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