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1901 in Netherlands

Explore 4 historical events and records for Netherlands in 1901.

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Historical records for Netherlands in 1901

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December

10 December 1901

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

van t Hoff, Jacobus Henricus · Stockholm · Chemist · Science / Chemistry

Receives the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure.

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1901

Mayor of Amsterdam

van Leeuwen, Wilhelmus Frederik · Amsterdam · Mayor of Amsterdam · Government / Amsterdam Regency

Begins serving as Mayor of Amsterdam during the 1901-1910 municipal term.

1901

Mayoral Term

Vening Meinesz, Sjoerd Anne · Amsterdam · Mayor of Amsterdam · Government / Amsterdam Regency

Concludes service as Mayor of Amsterdam after the 1891-1901 municipal term.

1901

Nobel Prize

't Hoff, Jacobus Henricus van · Stockholm · Chemist · Science / Chemistry

Receives the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries concerning chemical dynamics and the laws of osmotic pressure in solutions.

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