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10 First Nobel Prize Winners

On 27th November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament,

giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics,
Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.

Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for

intellectual achievement in the world. It is a set of six annual international
awards bestowed in several categories.

List of first Nobel Prize winners is given below.

Physics Literature Chemistry

Wilhelm Röntgen Sully Prudhomme Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff

Physiology or Medicine Peace This Corner
Abhijit Banerjee,
Esther Duflo and

Michael Kremer
were jointly
awarded the
Nobel Prize for
Economics for
their experimental
approach to
alleviating global

Emil Adolf von Behring Henry Dunant; Frédéric Passy poverty.

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