Nobel Prize laureates
The Nobel Prize has been awarded to a number of scholars who were in some way affiliated to Leiden University. Lorentz, Kamerlingh Onnes and Einthoven were professors at Leiden when they were awarded the Nobel Prize.
The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious prize in science. This international award, founded by Alfred Nobel, has been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature, and for promoting peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Laureates are announced in October every year. The winners receive their awards (a monetary prize, a gold medal and a diploma) on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.
1901 - Van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852-1911)
Chemistry in 1901
Student at Leiden University (1871-1872)
Biography
1902 - Lorentz
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853-1928)
Physics in 1902
Student (1870-1873), PhD (1875) and professor at Leiden University (1878-1928)
Biography
1902 - Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman (1863-1943)
Physics in 1902
Student (1885-1890) and PhD (1893) at Leiden University
Biography
1910 - Van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923)
Physics in 1910
Student (1862-1865) and PhD (1873) at Leiden University
Biography
1911 - Asser
Tobias Asser (1838-1913)
Peace in 1911
PhD at Leiden University (1860)
Biography
1913 - Kamerlingh Onnes
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926)
Physics in 1913
Professor at Leiden University (1882-1926)
Biography
1921 - Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physics in 1921
Professor by special appointment on behalf of the Leids Universiteits Fonds at Leiden University (1920-1946)
Biography
1924 - Einthoven
Willem Einthoven (1860-1927)
Physiology/Medicine in 1924
Professor at Leiden University (1886-1927)
Biography
1937 - Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986)
Physiology/Medicine in 1937
Visiting researcher at Leiden University (1920-1922)
Biography
1938 - Fermi
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Physics in 1938
Rockefeller fellowship at Leiden University (1924)
Biography
1958 - Tamm
Igor Tamm (1895-1971)
Physics in 1958
Visiting researcher at Leiden University (1928)
Biography
1969 - J. Tinbergen
Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994)
Economics in 1969
Student (1921-1925), PhD candidate (1929) and professor (1973-1975) at Leiden University
Biography
1973 - N. Tinbergen
Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907-1988)
Physiology/Medicine in 1973
Student (1925-1930), PhD (1932), lecturer (1933-1942 // 1944-1947), professor (1947-1949) at Leiden University
Biography
1975 - Koopmans
Tjalling Koopmans (1910-1985)
Economics in 1975
PhD at Leiden University (1936)
Biography
1981 - Bloembergen
Nicolaas Bloembergen (b. 1920)
Physics in 1981
PhD (1948) and Lorentz Professor (1973) at Leiden University
Biography
1984 - Jerne
Niels Jerne (1911-1994)
Physiology/Medicine in 1984
Student at Leiden University (1931-1933)
Biography