Nobel Prize Laureates
127 People in sitter grouping:
The Nobel Prize is a set of international awards, presented annually to individuals by committees in Sweden and Norway. Established by the chemist and engineer Alfred Bernhard Nobel in 1895, the prize is awarded to those recognised for making advancements in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, literature and Peace. Since 1968, the central bank of Sweden has also awarded the prize for economic sciences. Each recipient of the award receives a gold medal, a monetary award and a diploma. 6 Nobel Prize Laureates have received the award twice, including the Biochemist Frederick Sanger. Marie Curie was the first female Laureate and received the award in both categories of physics and chemistry.
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
1889-1977Physiologist and chancellor of Cambridge University
Sitter in 20 portraits
Peace campaigner and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; journalist; author; lecturer; Labour politician; MP for Bradford North
Sitter in 20 portraits
Scientist, doctor and Nobel Prize winner; discoverer of insulin
Sitter in 6 portraits
Physicist; government and military advisor; recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics
Sitter in 26 portraits
Professor of Philosophy, President of Columbia University and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Sitter in 4 portraits
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864-1958Statesman; a creator of the League of Nations
Sitter in 31 portraits
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