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Nobel Prize laureates from 1901 to 2025.

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1
Jacobus H. van 't Hoff
👑1901·chemistry

Jacobus H. van 't Hoff

in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions

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2
Sully Prudhomme
1901literature

Sully Prudhomme

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

3
Emil von Behring
1901medicine

Emil von Behring

4
Frédéric Passy
1901peace

Frédéric Passy

for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration

5
Henry Dunant
1901peace

Henry Dunant

for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding

6
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
1901physics

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him

7
Emil Fischer
1902chemistry

Emil Fischer

in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his work on sugar and purine syntheses

8
Theodor Mommsen
1902literature

Theodor Mommsen

the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, <I>A history of Rome</I>

9
Ronald Ross
1902medicine

Ronald Ross

10
Albert Gobat
1902peace

Albert Gobat

for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

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