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The Nomination Database for the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1901-1953

Year Nominator Nominee(s) Motivation  
1901 Retzius Ramon y Cajāl
von Koelliker
His
S. Ramon y Cajāl: Work on the fine structure of the spinal column; pioneering work on the structure of the brain in the vision and motor regions. A. von Koelliker: One of the great names in anatomy; his work on the fine structure of the nervous system. W. His: Second choice. Work in embryology, especially on the neuroblast, and the structure of the protoplasm. Show »
1902 Holmgren Golgi Ground-breaking discoveries on the central nervous system. His mixed (chrome/silver) method of staining nerve cells and their processes. Show »
1902 Jolin Finsen Therapeutic use of concentrated light (phototherapy). Show »
1902 Retzius Ramon y Cajāl
Golgi
C. Golgi: Work on the fine structure of the nervous system. S. Ramon y Cajāl: Work on the organization of the nervous system in vertebrates and man. See comment. Show »
1902 Widmark Finsen Therapeutic use of concentrated light (phototherapy). Show »
1903 Johansson Pavlov Work on the physiology of the digestive glands. Refers to his joint evaluation of Pavlov, together with R. Tigerstedt from 1901. Show »
1903 Retzius Ramon y Cajāl
Golgi
C. Golgi: Refers to his nomination of 1902 (entry 1902:57). See comment 1. S. Ramon y Cajāl: Refers to his nomination of 1902 (entry 1902:57). See comment 2. Show »
1903 Widmark Finsen Therapeutic use of concentrated light (phototherapy). Show »
1904 Johansson Pavlov Work on the physiology of the digestive glands. Show »
1904 Retzius Ramon y Cajāl
Golgi
C. Golgi: Refers to his nominations of 1902 (entry 1902:57) and 1903. S. Ramon y Cajāl: Refers to his nominations of 1902 (entry 1902:57) and 1903. Additionally, Ramon y Cajālīs work of 1903 where a new method for staining neurofibrils is presented (see comment). Show »
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