Physiology or medicine – Monday 3 October, 11:30 CEST at the earliest
Physics – Tuesday 4 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest
Chemistry – Wednesday 5 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest
Literature – Thursday 6 October, 13:00 CEST at the earliest
Peace – Friday 7 October, 11:00 CEST
Economic sciences – Monday 10 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest
112 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded between 1901 and 2021.
12 women have been awarded the medicine prize so far.32 years was the age of the youngest medicine laureate ever, Frederick G. Banting, who was awarded the 1923 medicine prize for the discovery of insulin.
87 years was the age of the oldest medicine laureate ever, Peyton Rous, when he was awarded the medicine prize in 1966 for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses.More facts and figures about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
See all Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine 1901-2021 and why they were awarded the Nobel Prize.
In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel specifically designated the institutions responsible for the prizes he wished to be established.
Juleen Zierath, professor of physiology
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Andrew Hart
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
See the full list of all Nobel Prize laureates, awarded for “the greatest benefit to humankind”.
Ten laureates were awarded Nobel Prizes in 2021. See a short presentation of them here.
See the list of all women awarded a Nobel Prize or a prize in economic sciences so far.
Youngest Nobel Prize laureate ever is Malala Yousafzai. She was 17 years old when she was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Chemist, engineer and industrialist Alfred Nobel left 31 million SEK (today about 342 million dollars) to fund the Nobel Prizes.
When Alfred was five years old his father Immanuel, an inventor and builder, moved to St. Petersburg. Alfred joined him a few years later.
Based on Alfred’s work and patents a whole new industry developed. Within ten years, 16 explosives producing factories had been founded in 14 countries.
In his will of 27 November 1895, signed in Paris, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be used for prizes.
No person can nominate herself/himself for a Nobel Prize. But who can? And how are these persons chosen?
In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel specifically designated the institutions responsible for the prizes he wished to be established.
Search among the names of the nominees and nominators, as well as additional information about the nominations 1901-1966.
Mohandas Gandhi has become the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize. Why?
Soprano Diana Damrau.
Photo: Jürgen Frank
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The museum showcases the discoveries and creativity of the Nobel Prize laureates.
Photo: Åke Eson Lindman
The story of each peace laureate is told at the museum.
Photo: Johannes Granseth/Nobel Peace Center
David Trimble passed away on 25 July. He was awarded the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize together with John Hume for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Robert F. Curl Jr. was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996 for the discovery of a new form of the element carbon, the fullerenes. He passed away on 3 July, age 88.
