1913
Charles Richet – Biographical
Biographical
Charles Richet was born on August 26, 1850, in Paris. He was the son of Alfred Richet, Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine, Paris, and his wife Eugenie, née Renouard. He studied in Paris, becoming Doctor of Medicine in 1869, Doctor of Sciences in 1878 and Professor of Physiology from 1887 onwards…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor C. Sundberg, Vice-Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine of the , on December 10, 1913 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Nobel Prize for the year 1913 for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded by the Staff of Professors of the Caroline Institute, to…
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Alfred Werner – Biographical
Biographical
Alfred Werner, son of factory foreman J.A. Werner and his wife Jeanne, née Tesche, was born on December 12, 1866, at Mülhausen in Alsace, where he went to school. While he was at school he showed an interest in chemistry and did, when he was only 18, his first independent chemical research. From 1885 until…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by former Councillor T. Nordström, President of , on December 10, 1913 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Royal Academy of Sciences has awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Alfred Werner, Professor in the University of Zürich, “for his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules, by…
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