COUNTRY ARCHIVE · 1908—2000
Nobel Prize winners
from New Zealand.
3 laureates associated by birthplace or headquarters, with 3 recipient awards across 2 Nobel categories.
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Winners associated with New Zealand
3 total
- Alan G. MacDiarmid
Born in Masterton, New Zealand. Recognized “for the discovery and development of conductive polymers”.
- 2000Chemistry
- Ernest Rutherford
Born in Nelson, New Zealand. Recognized “for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances”.
- 1908Chemistry
- Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
Born in Pongaroa, New Zealand. Recognized “for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material”.
- 1962Medicine
COUNTRY TRENDS
Awards by category and decade
Recipient-award counts
Prize category
- Chemistry
- 2
- Medicine
- 1
Award decade
- 2000s
- 1
- 1960s
- 1
- 1900s
- 1