1955 - Chemistry
Vincent du Vigneaud - Male - 54 years
Birth country: USA
Motivation: for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone
Affiliation: Cornell University - USA
Nobel Prize Winners of 1955
In 1955, 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.
1955 - Literature
Halldór Kiljan Laxness - Male - 53 years
Birth country: Iceland
Motivation: for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland
1955 - Medicine
Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell - Male - 52 years
Birth country: Sweden
Motivation: for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes
Affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Nobel Medical Institute - Sweden
1955 - Physics
Willis Eugene Lamb - Male - 42 years
Birth country: USA
Motivation: for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum
Affiliation: Stanford University - USA
Polykarp Kusch - Male - 44 years
Birth country: Germany
Motivation: for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron
Affiliation: Columbia University - USA
