Nobel Prize

Hans Krebs’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I reflected on what I might say on this great occasion many thoughts and feelings came to my mind, but I do not find it easy to express them adequately. So I must ask…

Fritz Lipmann’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Jeg kan ikke modstaa Fristelsen at begynde med at sige nogle Ord paa Dansk; jeg har jo tilbragt syv Aar af mit Liv i Danmark. Men jeg skal nu blive noget hojtidelig og tror nok at det kan jeg gøre bedre paa Amerikansk.…

Selman A. Waksman’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1952 Your Majesties, your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the faculty of the Caroline Institute for having conferred upon me this great honor. In honoring me, you are honoring the…

Max Theiler’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1951 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. To have been considered worthy of receiving the Nobel Prize – the highest honor that any scientist can receive – gives me a feeling of great personal satisfaction. Such tangible evidence that my work has…

Walter Hess’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1949 (in German) Wenn ich so sprechen wollte, wie es mir jetzt ums Herz ist, so käme ich in einige Verlegenheit; denn die Gefühle, die mich bewegen, sind von so ursprünglicher Kraft und Freude, wie man sie eigentlich nur in den Jugendjahren zu erleben…

As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, December 10, 1949, the speech was held by Mr. Patricio, chargé d’affaires of the Legation of Portugal (in French) Altesses Royales, Excellences, Mesdames, Messieurs, J’ai l’honneur d’adresser au Collège des Professeurs de l’Institut Carolin les remerciements les…

Paul Müller’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1948 (in German) Königliche Hoheit, Meine Damen und Herren, Es ist mir ein Bedürfnis, Ihrem Lande und Ihnen im Namen meines Heimatlandes, der Schweiz, der Stadt Basel, wo ich aufgewachsen und jetzt tätig bin, meiner Firma, der J. R. Geigy A. G., Basel, meiner…

Bernardo Houssay’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1947 (in Spanish) Altezas Reales; Excelencias; Señoras y Señores: Mi más rendida gratitud porque Suecia honra hoy generosamente en mi persona a los que en la lejana América Latina están consagrados con fiel y abnegada devoción al cultivo de la investigación científica. Aunque alejados…

Carl Cori’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1947 Your Royal Highnesses, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. May I express my deep gratitude for the signal honor conferred upon me by the award of the Nobel Prize. To have thus been singled out among so many worthy scientists must evoke a feeling…

Hermann J. Muller’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1946 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: We scientists feel as if we had a little glimpse into the millennium when we visit Sweden and see what encouragements and what a high place of honor are accorded to the scientific way of life…