1920 - Chemistry
Walther Hermann Nernst - Male - 57 years
Birth country: Poland
Motivation: in recognition of his work in thermochemistry
Affiliation: Berlin University - Germany
Nobel Prize Winners of 1920
In 1920, 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.
1920 - Literature
Knut Pedersen Hamsun - Male - 61 years
Birth country: Norway
Motivation: for his monumental work, <I>Growth of the Soil</I>
1920 - Medicine
Schack August Steenberg Krogh - Male - 45 years
Birth country: Denmark
Motivation: for his discovery of the capillary motor regulating mechanism
Affiliation: Copenhagen University - Denmark
1920 - Peace
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois - Male - 69 years
Birth country: France
Motivation: for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations
1920 - Physics
Charles Edouard Guillaume - Male - 59 years
Birth country: Switzerland
Motivation: in recognition of the service he has rendered to precision measurements in Physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys
Affiliation: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of Weights and Measures) - France
