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Nobel Laureates 1947
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Physics:
Sir Edward Victor Appleton
"for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer"
Chemistry:
Sir Robert Robinson
"for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids"
Physiology or Medicine:
Carl Ferdinand Cori
and
Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz
"for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen"
Bernardo Alberto Houssay
"for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar"
Literature:
André Paul Guillaume Gide
"for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight"
Peace:
Friends Service Council (The Quakers)
and
American Friends Service Committee (The Quakers)
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