Nobel Prizes
Chemistry
ARRHENIUS, SVANTE AUGUST, Sweden, Stockholm University, b. 1859, d. 1927: "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered to the advancement of chemistry by his electrolytic theory of dissociation"
Literature
The prize was divided equally between: MISTRAL, FRƒDƒRIC, France, b. 1830, d. 1914: "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of h
Peace
INSTITUT DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL (INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW) , Gent, Belgium. A scientific society
Physiology or Medicine
PAVLOV, IVAN PETROVICH, Russia, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg b. 1849, d. 1936: "in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged
Physics
RAYLEIGH, Lord (JOHN WILLIAM STRUTT), Great Britain, Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, b. 1842, d. 1919: "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these