Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901.
Born: 27, Mar, 1845, Lennep (now Remscheid), Prussia (now Germany)
Died: 10, Feb, 1923, Munich, Germany
Prize motivation: "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Munich University, Munich, Germany
Prize share: 1/1