Nobel Prizes And Laureates

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917 - Karl Gjellerup and Henrik Pontoppidan
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 17, 1977
Henrik Pontoppidan (1857 – 1943) was a Danish realist writer recognized for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark. He was the youngest and in many ways the most original and influential member of the Modern Break-Through.
Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857 – 1919) was a Danish poet and novelist who also belonged to the Modern Break-Through. In his last years he was clearly influenced by Buddhism and Oriental culture.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918 - Max Planck
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 14, 1978
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (1858 – 1947) was a German theoretical physicist. He is best known for his role as an originator of quantum theory, which revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1913 - Charles Richet
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1973
Charles Robert Richet (1850 – 1935) was a French physiologist who investigated a variety of subjects such as neurochemistry, digestion, and breathing. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his researches on anaphylaxis, a condition closely associated with serum sickness and allergy.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1910 - Paul Heyse
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1970
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (1830 – 1914) was a distinguished German writer and translator. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1910 - Albrecht Kossel
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1970
Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (1853 – 1927) was a German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances, which advanced the knowledge of cell chemistry.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1910 - Johannes van der Waals
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910 - Otto Wallach
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1970
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1937 - 1923) was a Dutch theoretical physicist famous for his work on an equation of state for gases and liquids.
Otto Wallach (1847 – 1931) was a German chemist known for his work on alicyclic compounds.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1911 - Allvar Gullstrand
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1911 - Wilhelm Wien
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1971
Allvar Gullstrand (1862 – 1930) was a Swedish ophthalmologist and optician. He applied the methods of physical mathematics to the study of optical images and of the refraction of light in the eye. He is noted also for his research on astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from the eye.
Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien (1864 – 1928) was a German physicist. His best-known for the Wien's Displacement Law, which establishes a relation between the temperature of a Planck Blackbody and the wavelength that manifests maximum radiated power.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1911 - Maurice Maeterlinck
Nobel Prize Winners
December 10, 1971
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862 – 1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his outstanding works of the Symbolist theater.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1955 - Hugo Theorell
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 8, 1996
Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell (1903 – 1982) was a Swedish biochemist. He dedicated his entire life to enzyme research and was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of oxidation enzyme and its effects.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967 - Ragnar Granit
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 8, 1996
Ragnar Arthur Granit (1900 – 1991) was a Finland Swedish scientist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald for their discoveries on the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982 - Sune Bergstrom
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982 - Bengt Samuelsson
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 8, 1996
Karl Sune Detlof Bergström (1916 – 2004) was a Swedish biochemist, and Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (1934 - ) is a Swedish biochemist. They shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology for Medicine with John Vane in 1982 for discoveries in prostaglandins and related substances.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1921 - Frederick Soddy
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 24, 1981
Frederick Soddy (1877 – 1956) was an English chemist. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his contributions to the knowledge of the chemistry of radioactive substances and his investigations into the origin and nature of isotopes.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1921 - Anatole France
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
November 24, 1981
Anatole France (1844 – 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was a successful novelist. His work was ironic and skeptical and was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters.

The Nobel Prize in in Physics 1938 - Enrico Fermi
United States
100th Anniversary of the Birth of Enrico Fermi
September 29, 2001
Enrico Fermi (1901 – 1954) was an Italian physicist, who created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. He has been called the architect of the nuclear age. Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on induced radioactivity by neutron bombardment and the discovery of transuranic elements. He also made significant contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912 - Alexis Carrel
Sweden
Nobel Prize Winners
December 8, 1972
Alexis Carrel (1873 – 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist. He was best known for his new techniques in vascular sutures and pioneering work in transplantation and thoracic surgery.