The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 117 times to 200 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2025. Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless have both been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. This means that a total of 198 individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Click on the links to get more information.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Wednesday 8 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1919
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918
“for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1917
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1915
“for his researches on plant pigments, especially chlorophyll”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1914
“in recognition of his accurate determinations of the atomic weight of a large number of chemical elements”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1913
“in recognition of his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules by which he has thrown new light on earlier investigations and opened up new fields of research especially in inorganic chemistry”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912
“for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry”
“for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals whereby the progress of organic chemistry has been greatly advanced in recent years”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911
“in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910
“in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds”