1901 Nobel Prize
6
laureates
5
fields
1901
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
for the discovery of the remarkable radiation later named X-rays (Nature 53 (1896) 274–276)
German Empire
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
for the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions
Netherlands
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths
German Empire
Nobel Prize in Literature
in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect
France
Nobel Peace Prize
for founding the International Committee of the Red Cross and inspiring the adoption of the Geneva Convention
Switzerland
for leading the establishment of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and initiating international peace conferences
France