Nobel Prize Winners of 1907

In 1907, 6 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.

1907 - Chemistry

Eduard Buchner - Male - 47 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: for his biochemical researches and his discovery of cell-free fermentation

Affiliation: Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule (Agricultural College) - Germany

1907 - Literature

Rudyard Kipling - Male - 41 years

Birth country: India

Motivation: in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author

1907 - Medicine

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran - Male - 62 years

Birth country: France

Motivation: in recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases

Affiliation: Institut Pasteur - France

1907 - Peace

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta - Male - 74 years

Birth country: Italy

Motivation: for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy

Louis Renault - Male - 64 years

Birth country: France

Motivation: for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences

Affiliation: Sorbonne University - France

1907 - Physics

Albert Abraham Michelson - Male - 54 years

Birth country: Poland

Motivation: for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid

Affiliation: University of Chicago - USA

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