Private institution managing the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes
Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation crest[1]
Formation
29 June 1900; 123 years ago (29 June 1900)
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
The Nobel family
Members
Immanuel Nobel
Robert Nobel
Alfred Nobel
Ludvig Nobel
Emil Oskar Nobel
Emanuel Nobel
Peter Nobel
Gustaf Nobel
Marta Helena Nobel-Oleinikoff
Michael Nobel
Companies
Nobel Fils
Branobel
Dynamit Nobel
KemaNord
Prizes
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Institutions
Nobel Foundation
Nobel Family Society
Nobel Charitable Trust
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The Nobel Foundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes.[2] The foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.[3]
It also holds Nobel Symposia on important breakthroughs in science and topics of cultural or social significance.
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"The Nobel Foundation". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2010. The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel. The Foundation manages the assets made available through the will for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. It represents the Nobel Institutions externally and administers informational activities and arrangements surrounding the presentation of the Nobel Prize.
NobelFoundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes...
outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the NobelFoundation and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of...
and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died. Prizes were first awarded in 1901 by the NobelFoundation. Nobel's will indicated that the...
June. The NobelFoundation then reached an agreement on guidelines for how the Nobel Prize should be awarded. In 1900, the NobelFoundation's newly created...
the Nobel Peace Prize. The statutes of the NobelFoundation specify categories of individuals who are eligible to make nominations for the Nobel Peace...
rendered by the discovery of X-rays. This award is administered by the NobelFoundation and is widely regarded as the most prestigious award that a scientist...
of Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be administered by the NobelFoundation. An additional prize in memory of Alfred Nobel was established...
and physiology or medicine. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the NobelFoundation and awarded by the Swedish Academy. Each recipient...
Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award funded by Sveriges Riksbank and administered by the NobelFoundation. Although not one of the five Nobel Prizes...
Alfred Nobel". NobelFoundation. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2011. "Prize Awarder for the Nobel Peace Prize". Nobel Foundation...
award is administered by the NobelFoundation, and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on proposal of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry which...
April 1897. After Nobel's death, the NobelFoundation was set up to manage the assets of the bequest. In 1900, the NobelFoundation's newly created statutes...
of Alfred Nobel 1969". NobelFoundation. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-10-14. "The Nobel Prize". NobelFoundation. Archived...
and physiology or medicine. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the NobelFoundation and awarded by a committee that consists of...
of the world's population. Jews have been awarded all six of the NobelFoundation's awards: Chemistry: 36 (19% of total) Economics: 38 (41% of total)...
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (/noʊˈbɛl/ noh-BEL, Swedish: [ˈǎlfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and...
dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the NobelFoundation and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The first Nobel Prize in...
2023-10-06. "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 24 March 2012. "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved...
O P Q R S T U V W Y Z List of Nobel laureates by country "Nobel Laureates and research affiliations". NobelFoundation. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October...
and a monetary award from the NobelFoundation. The voting members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute...
Prize in Economic Sciences, sponsored afterwards by the NobelFoundation. While the foundation has discouraged (and occasionally taken legal action against)...
who were not entitled to nominate. Media, Nobel (22 November 2018). "Nobel Prize facts". NobelFoundation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018...
conferment of the Nobel Prize has engendered criticism and controversy. After his death in 1896, the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel established...
Nobel Prize in Physics 1979". NobelFoundation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2008. Arun Agarwal (2008). Nobel Prize...
for the nominee and the nominator. According to the statutes of the NobelFoundation, a nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by a person or...
during deliberations. The 2024 Nobel Committee is composed of the following members: "Alfred Nobel will". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 16 December 2022....
"The Nobel Peace Prize 1980". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 2008-11-12. "The Nobel Peace Prize 1982". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 2008-11-12. "The Nobel Peace...
1914". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 28 July 2007. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1932". NobelFoundation. Retrieved 28 July 2007. "The Nobel Prize...
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