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Nobel Laureates with Canadian Roots and Connections
| Table of Nobel Laureates With Canadian Roots and Connections |
| NAME |
FIELD/YEAR |
COMMENTS(NATIONALITY) |
| *S.Altman |
Chemistry(1989) |
Living in the USA, born in Canada(Cdn) |
| J.Axelrod |
Physiology/Medicine(1970) |
Claude Bernard Professor at Université de Montréal in 1696(USA) |
| *F.G. Banting |
Physiology/Medicine(1923) |
Born in Canada(Cdn) |
| S.Bellow |
Literature(1976) |
Spent his formative years in Montreal(USA) |
| *B.N. Brockhouse |
Physics(1994) |
Born in Canada (Cdn) |
| J.D. Cockroft |
Physics(1951) |
Worked on Canadian Atomic Energy Project 1944-46(U.K) |
| H.G. Dehmelt |
Physics(1989) |
Brief interlude at UBC in 1955(Cdn) |
| V.Fitch |
Physics(1980) |
Studied at McGill(USA) |
| I.Giaever |
Physics(1973) |
Worked in Canada for several years as an engineer with CGE(USA) |
| W.F Giauque |
Chemistry(1949) |
Born and educated in Ontario(USA) |
| R.Guillemin |
Physiology/Medicine(1977) |
Studied at Université de Montréal(USA) |
| * G.Herzberg |
Chemistry(1971) |
Born in Germany (Cdn) |
| D.Hubel |
Physiology/Medicine(1981) |
Born in Canada; studied at McGill(USA) |
| C.B. Huggins |
Physiology/Medicine(1966) |
Intiated/developed Nobel-winning work in British Columbia(USA) |
| W.Kohn |
Chemistry(1998) |
Studied at U.of Toronto(USA) |
| H.Kroto |
Chemistry(1996) |
Was a postdoc at NRC during 1964-66(U.K) |
| * J.J.R. Macleod |
Physiology/Medicine(1923) |
Born in Scotland (Cdn) |
| R.Marcus |
Chemistry(1992) |
Born in Montréal and educated at McGill(USA) |
| R.Mundell |
Economics(1999) |
Born in Canada (USA) |
| G.Olah |
Chemistry(1994) |
Did research in Ontario(USA) |
| *L.B.Pearson |
Peace(1957) |
Born in Canada(Cdn) |
| *J.-C.Polanyi |
Chemistry(1986) |
Born in germany(Cdn) |
| Pugwash Conf. |
Peace(1995) |
Founded in Canada in 1957 |
| E.Rutherford |
Chemistry(1908) |
Did most of his Nobel-Winning work at McGill(USA) |
| A.L.Schawlow |
Physics(1981) |
Studied at U.Of Toronto (USA) |
| *M.Smith |
Chemistry(1993) |
Born in the U.K(Cdn) |
| F.Soddy |
Chemistry(1921; given in 1922) |
Taught at McGill(U.K) |
| H.Taube |
Chemistry(1923) |
Born and educated in Saskatchewan(USA) |
| *R.Taylor |
Physics(1990) |
Living in the USA, born in Canada(Cdn) |
| G.Wilkinson |
Chemistry(1973) |
Worked on the atomic bomb project in Canada during WWII(U.K) |
* Canadian Nobel Laureates."Canadian" in this context is defined as the Canadian citizenship held(with or without dual citizenship) at the time of the award. Altman and Taylor did their prize-winning work in the USA; all other Canadian(*)laureates carried out their Nobel prize work in Canada
Nationality here refers to the citizenship of the country held at the time of the prize and is indicated in the parentheses. |
REFERENCES
A.K.Vijh,Physics in Canada, 55(#4), 147-148(1999).
A.K.Vijh, P.Dufour,Physics in Canada, 55(#6), 341-342(1999).
Official Site of the Nobel Prize
