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Since 1904, seven Spanish has been awarded the Nobel Prize.[ 1]
Laureates [ edit ]
Year
Winner
Field
Contribution
1904
José Echegaray
Literature
"in recognition of the numerousand brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama"
1906
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Medicine
"in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system"
1922
Jacinto Benavente
Literature
"for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrioustraditions of the Spanish drama"
1956
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Literature
"for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity"
1959
Severo Ochoa
Literature
"for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid"
1977
Vicente Aleixandre
Literature
"for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars"
1989
Camilo José Cela
Literature
"for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability"
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1 Nobel Memorial Prize (not one of the original Nobel Prizes).