Nobel Prize Winners of 1926: Full List of Laureates and Their Achievements

Nobel Prize Winners 1926: Discover the Laureates of 1926
Peace
Aristide Briand for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty.
Gustav Stresemann for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty.
Literature
Grazia Deledda for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general.
Physics
Jean Baptiste Perrin for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium.
Physiology or Medicine
Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger for his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma.
Chemistry
The (Theodor) Svedberg for his work on disperse systems.
Economic Sciences
Memorable Moments and Contributions
Peace - The 1926 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann "for their work in concluding the Locarno Pact, whereby the inviolability of the frontiers between Germany and Belgium and between Germany and France was mutually guaranteed". The Locarno Pact was an important step towards the reconciliation between Germany and its neighbors after World War I and contributed to the establishment of a more stable European order.
Physics - The 1926 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Jean Baptiste Perrin "for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium". Perrin's work on the sedimentation equilibrium of colloidal particles provided experimental evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules, and helped establish the atomic theory of matter.
Chemistry - The 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to The Theodor Svedberg "for his work on dispersed systems". Svedberg developed the ultracentrifuge, which allowed him to study the size and molecular weight of large biological molecules, such as proteins and viruses, and contributed to the understanding of colloidal systems.
Literature - The 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Grazia Deledda "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". Deledda was an Italian novelist and short story writer who is known for her depictions of life in Sardinia and her exploration of universal human themes.
Physiology or Medicine - The 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Johannes Fibiger "for his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma". Fibiger's work on the nematode parasite Spiroptera and its role in the development of gastric cancer in rats was an important contribution to the understanding of the relationship between parasites and cancer, although his conclusions were later disproven.
FAQ Section
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926?
Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann won the Nobel Peace Prize PEA - French journalist and politician, prime minister of france, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862).
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926?
Grazia Deledda won the Nobel Prize in Literature LIT - Italian novelist and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871).
What scientific breakthroughs were recognized by the Nobel Prizes in 1926?
Jean Baptiste Perrin won the Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium. The (Theodor) Svedberg won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate for his work on disperse systems.
