The Nobel and the modern world

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Nobel Prizes (638) · Physics (119) · Literature (118) · Chemistry (117) · Physiology or Medicine (116) · Peace (106) · Economic Sciences (58) · Nobel institutions (5)

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  1. 1895

    Alfred Nobel’s will establishes five prizes

    On 27 November Alfred Nobel signed a will dedicating much of his estate to prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. The document did not create an economics prize.

  2. 1900

    The Nobel Foundation statutes are promulgated

    After legal disputes over the will, the statutes were promulgated on 29 June and the Nobel Foundation took institutional form. Administration of the assets began in 1901.

  3. 1901

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1901

    The 1901 award linked this prize to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  4. 1901

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1901

    The 1901 award linked this prize to Sully Prudhomme. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  5. 1901

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901

    The 1901 award linked this prize to Emil von Behring. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  6. 1901

    Nobel Prize in Peace 1901

    The 1901 award linked this prize to Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  7. 1901

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1901

    The 1901 award linked this prize to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  8. 1901

    The five Nobel Prizes are awarded for the first time

    The first awards put the will’s five categories into operation. This institutional milestone accompanies, without replacing, the five individual award events for 1901.

  9. 1902

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902

    The 1902 award linked this prize to Emil Fischer. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  10. 1902

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1902

    The 1902 award linked this prize to Theodor Mommsen. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  11. 1902

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902

    The 1902 award linked this prize to Ronald Ross. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  12. 1902

    Nobel Prize in Peace 1902

    The 1902 award linked this prize to Élie Ducommun and Albert Gobat. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  13. 1902

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1902

    The 1902 award linked this prize to Hendrik A. Lorentz and Pieter Zeeman. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  14. 1903

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1903

    The 1903 award linked this prize to Svante Arrhenius. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  15. 1903

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1903

    The 1903 award linked this prize to Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  16. 1903

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903

    The 1903 award linked this prize to Niels Ryberg Finsen. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  17. 1903

    Nobel Prize in Peace 1903

    The 1903 award linked this prize to Randal Cremer. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  18. 1903

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1903

    The 1903 award linked this prize to Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie and Marie Curie. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  19. 1904

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1904

    The 1904 award linked this prize to Sir William Ramsay. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  20. 1904

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1904

    The 1904 award linked this prize to Frédéric Mistral and José Echegaray. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  21. 1904

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904

    The 1904 award linked this prize to Ivan Pavlov. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  22. 1904

    Nobel Prize in Peace 1904

    The 1904 award linked this prize to Institute of International Law. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  23. 1904

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1904

    The 1904 award linked this prize to Lord Rayleigh. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  24. 1905

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1905

    The 1905 award linked this prize to Adolf von Baeyer. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  25. 1905

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1905

    The 1905 award linked this prize to Henryk Sienkiewicz. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  26. 1905

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1905

    The 1905 award linked this prize to Robert Koch. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  27. 1905

    Nobel Prize in Peace 1905

    The 1905 award linked this prize to Bertha von Suttner. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  28. 1905

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1905

    The 1905 award linked this prize to Philipp Lenard. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  29. 1906

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1906

    The 1906 award linked this prize to Henri Moissan. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.

  30. 1906

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1906

    The 1906 award linked this prize to Giosuè Carducci. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.