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 Nobel prize winners that lived and worked in the city of Wroclaw

                       *Theodor Mommsen, (Schleswig, 30 XI 1817-Berlin 1 XI 1903), jurist, historian and classical scholar. In 1854  

  he  became professor of law at the University of Breslau (today’s University of Wroclaw). For his work “History 

  of Rome” (1854-56) in 1902 he was rewarded the Nobel Prize in literature. 

                      *Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard, (Pressburg, today’s Bratislava 7 VI 1862- Messelhausen 20 V 1947) was a 

  German physicist of Austrian-Hungarian origin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for his investigations

  related to cathode rays and discovery of lots of its properties. In 1892 he worked as an assistant of Heinrich

  Rudolf Hertz at the University of Bonn and in 1894 as a professor at the University of Breslau.

                  *Eduard Buchner (Munich, 20 V 1860- Munich 12 VIII 1917) was a German chemist, from 1893 was a professor 

  at the University of Kiel, Berlin, Breslau and Wurzburg. In 1907 he was rewarded the Nobel Prize in the field of 

  chemistry for his discovery of non –cellular fermentation.

                                                   *Paul Ehrlich (Strehlen- Silesia, hoy Strzelin 14 III 1854- Hamburg 20 VIII 1915), was a famous German

  bacteriologist who studied at the University of Breslau. In 1908 he shared the Nobel Prize in the field of

  Medicine with another bacteriologist, Russian Ilya Mechnikov and was also recognized for his achievements in

  the field of immunology and chemoteraphy. He is credited for development of the first antibiotic drug in modern

  medicine. In recognition of his achievements his photo was also placed on a 200 German Marc note.

                                                   *Gerhart Hauptmann (Oberslzbrunn, today’s Szczawno Zdrój, 15 XI 1862- Agnetendorf, 6 VI 1946), German

  dramatist, novelist and poet. In his early years he moved to Breslau where he studied at the Art school

  intending to become a sculptor but eventually studied philosophy and natural sciences at the University of

  Jena. In 1885 he settled down in Berlin dedicating his time to literature in which he very soon attained a great

  reputation as one of the leading representatives of modern drama. For his work he was rewarded a Nobel Prize

  in 1912.

                                              * Friedrich Bergius (Breslau, 11 X 1884 – Buenos Aires, 30 III 1949), chemist, studied first at the University of

  Breslau. His investigation work about the influence of high pressure in chemical reactions was recognized and in

  1931 when he, along with Carl Bosch, was rewarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry.

                     *Otto Stern (Sohrau- today’s Zory- Poland, 17 II 1888 – Berkeley, 17 VIII 1969), physicist. He completed 

  his studies at the University of Breslau in 1912 with a doctor’s degree in physical chemistry. His investigations

  led to the development of the molecular ray method. In the 1943 he was rewarded a Nobel Prize for his studies

  on molecules, magnetic properties of atoms and the discovery of the proton’s magnetic moment.

                *Max Born (Breslau,11 XII 1882 - Göttingen 5 I 1970), physicist and mathematician. He was rewarded a Nobel 

  Prize in physics in 1954 shared with another physicist Walter Bothe. His studied first at the University of

  Breslau, then moved on to study in Heidelberg and Zurich. He significantly contributed to development of the

  quantum mechanics with him being the first one to use that term. In 2002 a commemorative plate was placed

  on the wall of the house (Wroclaw, pl.Wolnosci 4) where he was born.

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