Charles Richet’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1913 (in French) Altesses Royales, Mesdames et Messieurs, La première pensée de ceux que vous avez honorés de cette haute récompense (assurément la plus glorieuse qu’un savant puisse recevoir), c’est un sentiment de reconnaissance, si profond, si dominateur, qu’il envahit tout, et ne laisse…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1913 Anaphylaxis It is not without emotion that I address this assembly on the experiments that have brought me, through the most gracious favour of the , the highest reward that a scientist has the right to hope for. I ask your indulgence in speaking of my own research, as I…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1912 Suture of Blood-Vessels and Transplantation of Organs The idea of replacing diseased organs by sound ones, of putting back an amputated limb or even of grafting a new limb on to a patient who has undergone an amputation, is far from being original. Many surgeons before me have had this…

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Alexis Carrel’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1912 (in French) Je remercie les membres de l’Institut Carolin pour l’honneur qu’ils m’ont fait en me décernant le glorieux Prix Nobel. Cet honneur s’adresse aussi aux hommes qui ont inspiré ces travaux et à ceux qui ont fondé et organisé la grande institution…

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Allvar Gullstrand’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1911 (in Swedish) Kungliga högheter! Mina damer och herrar! Vid svenska fanor ville jag likna Nobelprisen. De äro planterade af svensk man på en plats, der de synas för hela världen. En gång hvarje år höjas de och tilldraga sig då allas blickar. Till…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1910 The Chemical Composition of the Cell Nucleus The development of organic chemistry in the past century has been based chiefly on the building up of concepts as to the arrangement of the atoms in space. As you well know, the organic chemist is able to present both this knowledge of…

Theodor Kocher’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1909 (in German) Er freut sich, seinen Dank für die prächtigen Festlichkeiten ausdrücken zu können, die durch die herzliche Teilnahme aller Kreise bis zum Königshaus hinauf ihre Weihe erhalten. Er ist voll Bewunderung für die Uneigennützigkeit, die sich in der ganzen Nobelstiftung und der…