Nobel Prize Winners of 1905

In 1905, 5 laureates received the Nobel Prize in 5 categories: Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Peace, Physics. Each entry lists the motivation, the laureate's age at the award, birth country, and affiliation.

1905 - Chemistry

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer - Male - 70 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds

Affiliation: Munich University - Germany

1905 - Literature

Henryk Sienkiewicz - Male - 59 years

Birth country: Poland

Motivation: because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer

1905 - Medicine

Robert Koch - Male - 61 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis

Affiliation: Institute for Infectious Diseases - Germany

1905 - Peace

Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner, née Countess Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau - Female - 62 years

Birth country: Czech Republic

Motivation: for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war

1905 - Physics

Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard - Male - 43 years

Birth country: Slovakia

Motivation: for his work on cathode rays

Affiliation: Kiel University - Germany

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