The prize for the year 1906 was awarded io: 
MoissaN, HENRI, professor of chemistry at the Uni- 
versity of Paris, born 1852, died 21st February, 
1907; "in recognition of the great services rendered 
by him in his investigation and isolation of the 
element fluorine, as well as by his introduction to 
the sevvice of science of the electric furnace called 
after him.” 
The prize for the year 1907 was awarded to: 
BucHNER, EDUARD, professor of chemistry at the 
Agricultural College in Berlin, born 1860, died 
12th August, 1917; “in recognition of his investi- 
gations in biological chemistvy and his discovery of 
cell-less fermentation.” 
The prize for the year 1908 was awarded io: 
RUTHERFORD, ERNEST, professor of physics at the 
Victoria University, Manchester, born 1871, 
died 19th October, 1937; “for his investigations 
into the disintegration of elements, and the chem- 
istry of vadio-active substances.” 
The prize for the year 1909 was awarded to: 
OstwaLD, WILHELM, professor emeritus of physical 
chemistry at the University of Leipzig, born 
1853, died 3rd April, 1932; “in recognition of 
his works on catalysis, as well as for his investi- 
gations info the fundamental principles governing 
chemical equilibrium and rates of reaction.” 
The prize for the year 1910 was awavded to: 
WarracH Otto, professor of chemistry at the Uni- 
versity of Gottingen, born 1847, died 18th 
March 1931; “in recognition ot the sevvices ven- 
dered by him to ovgawic chemistry and the chewmi- 
cal industry, through his pioneer work in the field 
of alicyclic compounds.”