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Nobel Prize in Physics

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Born March 27, 1845, in Lennep, Germany, and died February 10, 1923, in Munich. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff

Born August 30, 1852, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and died March 1, 1911, in Steglitz, Germany. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Emil Adolf von Behring

Born March 15, 1854, in Hansdorf, Prussia, and died March 31, 1917, in Marburg, 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.

Nobel Prize in Literature

Sully Prudhomme, pseudonym of René François Armand Prudhomme

Born March 16, 1839, in Paris, France, and died September 7, 1907, in Châtenay. 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.

Nobel Peace Prize

Jean Henry Dunant

Born May 8, 1828, in Geneva, Switzerland, and died October 30, 1910, in Heiden. For actions developing the organization of the Geneva Conventions of 1863 and 1864 and the International Red Cross, created by these conventions.

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Frédéric Passy

Born May 20, 1822, in Paris, France, and died June 12, 1912, in Paris. Fighting for the Peace Movement for more than 50 years, becoming known as the Apostle of Peace.