Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929

Arthur Harden

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.

Prize share: 1/2

Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.

Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929 was awarded jointly to Arthur Harden and Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin "for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes"

To cite this section
MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach 2026. Sun. 18 Oct 2026. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1929/summary/>

Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 10 laureates' work and discoveries range from optogenetics to efforts to promote peace and international law.

See them all presented here.

Nobel Prizes 2026

Explore prizes and laureates

Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.