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The Nobel prize for physiology and me- 
dicine: 
The prize for the year 1901 was awarded to: 
VON BEHRING, EMIL ADOLF, professor of hygiene 
and medical history at the University of Mar- 
burg, Prussia, born 1854, died 31st March, 1917; 
“for his work on serum thevapy against diphtheria.” 
The prize for the year 1902 was awarded to: 
Ross, Sik RoNALD, professor of tropical medicine 
at the University College, Liverpool, born 1857, 
died 16th September, 1932; “for his work on 
malaria ’’ 
The prize for the year 1903 was awarded to: 
FinseN, NIELS RYBERG, professor, principal of the 
Light Institute in Copenhagen, born 1860, died 
24th September, 1904; “in recognition of his 
treatment of disease, especially lupus vulgaris, 
with concentrated light rays.” 
The prize for the year 1904 was awarded to: 
Paviov, Ivan PETROVIC, professor of physiology at 
the Military Medical Academy in St. Peters- 
burg, born 1849, died 27th February, 1936: 
“in recognition of his work on the physiology 
of digestion.” 
The prize for the year 1905 was awarded to: 
Koch, ROBERT, professor, principal of the Institute 
for Infectious Diseases in Berlin, born 1843, died 
28th May, 1910; “for his work on tuberculosis.” 
The prize for the year 1606 was divided equally be- 
tween: 
Gorai, CaMILLO, professor of pathology at the Uni- 
versity of Pavia, born 1843, died 21st January, 
19206: and