Leiden's Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious prize in science. The international award, founded by Alfred Nobel, is given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Laureates are announced in October every year. They receive their awards (a prize amount, a gold medal and a diploma) on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. 

Leiden University's Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to a number of Leiden scholars. The form and extent of their relationship with Leiden University varies from a brief enrolment as a student (Jakobus van t Hoff), a PhD degree (Tobias Asser, Tjalling Koopmans) or a fellowship (Enrico Fermi) to a long and important relationship as a professor extraordinary (Albert Einstein) or a full professorship (Hendrik Antoon Lorentz).

1901 - Van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852-1911)
Chemistry in 1901

Student at Leiden University (1871-1872)
Biography (in Dutch)

1902 - Lorentz

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853-1928)
Physics in 1902

Student (1870-1873), PhD (1875) and professor at Leiden University (1878-1928)
Biography (in Dutch)

1902 - Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman (1863-1943)
Physics in 1902

Student (1885-1890) and PhD (1893) at Leiden University
Biography (in Dutch)

1910 - Van der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923)
Physics in 1910

Student (1862-1865) and PhD (1873) at Leiden University
Biography (in Dutch)

1911 - Asser

Tobias Asser (1838-1913)
Peace in 1911

PhD at Leiden University (1860)
Biography (in Dutch)

1913 - Kamerlingh Onnes

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926)
Physics in 1913

Professor at Leiden University (1882-1926)
Biography (in Dutch)

1921 - Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physics in 1921

Professor extraordinary on behalf of the Leids Universiteits Fonds at Leiden University (1920-1946)
Biography

1924 - Einthoven

Willem Einthoven (1860-1927)
Physiology/Medicine in 1924

Professor at Leiden University (1886-1927)
Biography (in Dutch)

1938 - Fermi

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Physics in 1938

Rockefeller fellowship at Leiden University (1924)
Biography

1969 - J. Tinbergen

Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994)
Economics in 1969

Student (1921-1925), PhD (1929) and professor (1973-1975) at Leiden University
Biography (in Dutch)

1973 - N. Tinbergen

Nico Tinbergen (1907-1988)
Physiology/Medicine in 1973

Student (1925-1930), PhD (1932), lecturer (1933-1942 // 1944-1947), professor (1947-1949) at Leiden University
Biography (in Dutch)

1975 - Koopmans

Tjalling Koopmans (1910-1985)
Economics in 1975

PhD at Leiden University (1936)
Biography (in Dutch)

1981 - Bloembergen

Nicolaas Bloembergen (b. 1920)
Physics in 1981

PhD (1948) and Lorentz Professor (1973) at Leiden University
Biography (in Dutch)