Ukraine: Culture#

World Heritage#

Nobel Prize Winners (5)#

Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.
NameCategoryYearMotivation
Shmuel Yosef AgnonLiterature1966"for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people"
Svetlana AlexievichLiterature2015"for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time"
Center for Civil LibertiesPeace2022“The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy”
Roald HoffmannChemistry1981"for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions"
Ilya Ilyich MechnikovMedicine1908"in recognition of their work on immunity"
Selman Abraham WaksmanMedicine1952"for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis"