List of Korean Nobel laureates and nominees information
Korean Nobel laureates and nominees
The Nobel Prize medal received by the laureates
As of 2023[update], the Nobel Prize has been awarded to 975 people and 27 organizations since it was founded in 1901.[1] As of April 2023[update], only one Korean has become a Nobel laureate: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.
Kim was awarded the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to push for national reconciliation between the divided Koreas during a summit meeting in Pyongyang.[2][3] One American who was born in South Korea to non-Korean parents, Charles J. Pedersen, won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[4][5]
Despite only having one Nobel laureate, numerous North and South Korean individuals (both citizens within the country and living in diasporic communities) and organizations have been nominated for the prize in any category.[6][7]
It was speculated that poor basic science education in school and universities was behind this, and steps were proposed to improve.[8][9] In 2022, President Yoon Suk-yeol voiced optimism over the future of the field of science in Korea, saying "Korea will have Nobel laureates soon."[10] For comparison, Japan had 23 Nobel laureates in science as of 2018[update].
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^Howard W. French (14 October 2000). "South Korean President Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Efforts to Heal Rift". New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^"Press release – The Nobel Peace Prize 2000". nobelprize.org. 13 October 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^"DJ와 또 한 명 … 노벨위원회엔 '한국 출생 수상자' 2명 기록 [DJ and another ... Nobel committee's record of two Korean-born winners]". joins.com. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^"Charles J. Pedersen | American chemist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Jay Kim (26 October 2015). "Why no Korean Nobel laureates?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Arirang TV (11 November 2022). "When will S. Korea have its 2nd Nobel Laureate?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Baek Byung-yeul (2 October 2018). "Poor basic science blamed for Korea's failure to produce Nobel Laureate". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Chon Shi-yong (16 October 2015). "Let's try harder for Nobel Prize: The Korea Herald". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Nam Hyun-woo (22 December 2022). "'Korea will have Nobel laureate, Fields winners soon,' Yoon says". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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