Nobel Prizes
Chemistry
), Paris, b. 1859, d. 1906; and his wife CURIE, MARIE, nŽe SKLODOWSKA, France, b. 1867 (in Warsaw, Poland), d. 1934: "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena
Literature
BJ…RNSON, BJ…RNSTJERNE MARTINUS, Norway, b. 1832, d. 1910: "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit"
Physiology or Medicine
FINSEN, NIELS RYBERG, Denmark, Finsen Medical Light Institute, Copenhagen, b. 1860 (in Thorshavn, Faroe Islands), d. 1904: "in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light
Peace
CREMER, Sir WILLIAM RANDAL, Great Britain, b. 1838, d. 1908: Member of the British Parliament. Secretary of the International Arbitration League