In 1939, 5 laureates received the Nobel Prize in 4 categories: Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Physics. Each entry lists the motivation, the laureate's age at the award, birth country, and affiliation.
Birth country: Germany
Motivation: for his work on sex hormones
Affiliation: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Biochemie - Germany; Berlin University - Germany
Birth country: Croatia
Motivation: for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes
Affiliation: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) - Switzerland
Birth country: Finland
Motivation: for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature
Birth country: Poland
Motivation: for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil
Affiliation: Munster University - Germany
Birth country: USA
Motivation: for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements
Affiliation: University of California - USA
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