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1 (of 11) Rolf M. Zinkernagel after receiving his Nobel Prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize award ceremony, 10 December 1996.

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2 (of 11) All laureates assembled at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1996. From left: physics laureates David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff and Robert C. Richardson, chemistry laureates Robert F. Curl Jr., Sir Harold W. Kroto and Richard E. Smalley, medicine laureates Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel, literature laureate Wislawa Szymborska and economic sciences laureate James A. Mirrlees.

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3 (of 11) Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel after receiving their prizes at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 December 1996.

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4 (of 11) Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel showing their Nobel Prize medals after at the award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 December 1996.

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5 (of 11) Rolf M. Zinkernagel at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1996.

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6 (of 11) Rolf M. Zinkernagel delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1996.

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7 (of 11) Ten Nobel Laureates of 1996 assembled in Stockholm in December 1996. Back row: Sir Harold W. Kroto, Douglas D. Osheroff, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, James A. Mirrlees, Robert F. Curl Jr. and Richard E. Smalley. Front row: Peter C. Doherty, Wislawa Szymborska, David M. Lee and Robert C. Richardson.

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8 (of 11) Portrait of Rolf Zinkernagel, 1996.

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9 (of 11) Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1996.

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10 (of 11) Rolf M. Zinkernagel takes a closer look at his Nobel Diploma during his visit to the Nobel Foundation in December 1996. On this occasion, the Laureates retrieve the Nobel diploma and Medal, which have been displayed in the Golden Hall of the City Hall following the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The Laureates also discuss the details concerning the transfer of their prize money.

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11 (of 11) Rolf M. Zinkernagel during his visit to the Nobel Foundation in December 1996.

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