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1901 in Germany
Explore 8 historical events and records for Germany in 1901.
Historical records for Germany in 1901
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Nobel Prize in Medicine
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for serum therapy against diphtheria.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the radiation later called X-rays.
Other events (month unknown)
Buddenbrooks
Publication of "Buddenbrooks"
Honour
For "accomplishments in the interest of world peace," named an honorary citizen of Hamburg, his erstwhile home
Nobel Prize
Receives the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on serum therapy, especially against diphtheria.
Nobel Prize
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of X-rays, which opened a new method for investigating matter and the human body.
Press
Appointed Editor of Die Welt
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