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Nobel Prize in Physics

Philipp Eduard von Lenard

Born June 7, 1862, in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia), and died May 20, 1947, in Messelhausen, Germany. For his work on cathode rays.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer

Born October 31, 1835, in Berlin, Germany, and died August 20, 1917, in Starnberg. In recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Robert Koch

Born December 11, 1843, in Clausthal, Hanover, and died May 27, 1910, in Baden-Baden.For his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis.

Nobel Prize in Literature

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Born May 5, 1846, in Wola Okrzejska, Poland, and died November 15, 1916, in Vevey, Switzerland. Because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer.

Nobel Peace Prize

Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner, née Countess Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau

Born June 9, 1843, in Prague, Austrian (now Czech Republic), and died June 21, 1914, in Vienna, Austria. For her activities in favor of peace, both for her writings and her active presence in peace societies and international conferences.