Nobel Prize Winners of 1912

Victor Grignard - Male - 41 years

Birth country: France

Motivation: for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry

Affiliation: Nancy University - France

Paul Sabatier - Male - 58 years

Birth country: France

Motivation: for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals whereby the progress of organic chemistry has been greatly advanced in recent years

Affiliation: Toulouse University - France

Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann - Male - 49 years

Birth country: Poland

Motivation: primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art

Alexis Carrel - Male - 39 years

Birth country: France

Motivation: in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs

Affiliation: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research - USA

Elihu Root - Male - 68 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries

Nils Gustaf Dalén - Male - 42 years

Birth country: Sweden

Motivation: for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys

Affiliation: Swedish Gas-Accumulator Co. - Sweden