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Nobel Prize Winners

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History and famous laureates of the Nobel Prize.

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  1. 1Who established the Nobel Prizes?
    Alfred Nobel, through his 1895 will
  2. 2How many original Nobel Prize categories exist?
    Five: Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine
  3. 3When was the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences established?
    1968, by Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank)
  4. 4What do Nobel laureates receive?
    A gold medal, a diploma, and a monetary award (approximately 11 million SEK as of 2023)
  5. 5On what date are Nobel Prizes awarded annually?
    December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death
  6. 6In which city are Nobel Prizes presented?
    Stockholm (except Peace Prize, which is in Oslo)
  7. 7Who awards the Nobel Prize in Physics?
    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  8. 8Who awards the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  9. 9Who awards the Nobel Prize in Literature?
    The Swedish Academy
  10. 10Who awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
    The Karolinska Institutet
  11. 11Who awards the Nobel Peace Prize?
    The Norwegian Nobel Committee
  12. 12Who awards the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?
    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  13. 13What was the prize amount for the first Nobel Prizes in 1901 (in SEK)?
    150,782 SEK (equivalent to 10.8 million SEK in 2023)
  14. 14What was the Nobel Prize amount in 2017?
    9 million SEK
  15. 15During which years were Nobel Prizes not awarded due to World War II?
    1940 to 1942
  16. 16How many people and organizations received Nobel Prizes between 1901 and 2017?
    585 times to 923 people and organizations
  17. 17How many individuals have won Nobel Prizes (as of 2017)?
    892 individuals (844 men and 48 women)
  18. 18How many organizations have won Nobel Prizes?
    24 organizations
  19. 19Which organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times?
    The International Committee of the Red Cross
  20. 20Which organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize twice?
    UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
  21. 21Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice?
    John Bardeen
  22. 22Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice?
    Frederick Sanger and Karl Barry Sharpless
  23. 23Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?
    Marie Curie (Physics, 1903)
  24. 24Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
    Marie Curie (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911)
  25. 25Which two laureates won Nobel Prizes in different fields?
    Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry) and Linus Pauling (Chemistry and Peace)
  26. 26How many women have won Nobel Prizes?
    48 women (as of 2017)
  27. 27How many laureates have won more than one Nobel Prize?
    Seven laureates
  28. 28Which German chemist was forbidden by Hitler to accept the Nobel Prize in 1938?
    Richard Kuhn
  29. 29Which German chemist was forbidden by Hitler to accept the Nobel Prize in 1939?
    Adolf Butenandt
  30. 30Which German medical laureate was forbidden by Hitler to accept the 1939 Nobel Prize?
    Gerhard Domagk

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