<P> The Nobel Prize in Chemistry ( Swedish : Nobelpriset i kemi ) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel , who died in 1896 . These prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry , physics , literature , peace , and physiology or medicine . As dictated by Nobel 's will , the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff , of the Netherlands . Each recipient receives a medal , a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years . In 1901 , van ' t Hoff received 150,782 SEK , which is equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2007 . The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December , the anniversary of Nobel 's death . </P>
<P> The Nobel Prize in Chemistry ( Swedish : Nobelpriset i kemi ) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel , who died in 1896 . These prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry , physics , literature , peace , and physiology or medicine . As dictated by Nobel 's will , the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff , of the Netherlands . Each recipient receives a medal , a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years . In 1901 , van ' t Hoff received 150,782 SEK , which is equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2007 . The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December , the anniversary of Nobel 's death . </P>
who won the first nobel prize for chemistry
who won the first nobel prize for chemistry
Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van ' t Hoff