Skip to search Skip to footer WU PHYSICIANS DIRECTORY APPLYVISITGIVE Academics Research Campus Experience Who We Are NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Washington University in St. Louis has been affiliated with 25 Nobel Laureates, many of whom did a significant portion of their award-winning work at the university. Physics 1927: Arthur H. Compton, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1920-23 and 1945-62, Chancellor 1945-53 Chemistry 1970: Luis F. Leloir, Faculty of Medicine 1944 1980: Paul Berg, Faculty of Medicine 1954-59 2004: Aaron Ciechanover, MD, DSc, Visiting Professor of Pediatrics 1987- 2012: Brian K. Kobilka, MD, Medical Resident 1981-84 2014: W.E. Moerner, PhD, Alexander S. Langsdorf Engineering Fellow and AB 1975 Economic Science 1993: *Douglass C. North, Faculty of Arts & Sciences 1983-2012 Physiology or Medicine 1943: Edward A. Doisy, Faculty of Medicine 1919-23 1944: *Joseph Erlanger, Chairman, Department of Physiology 1910-46 1944: *Herbert Gasser, Faculty of Medicine 1916-31 1947: *Carl F. Cori, Faculty of Medicine 1931-84 1947: *Gerty T. Cori, Faculty of Medicine 1931-57 1959: *Arthur Kornberg, Chairman, Department of Microbiology 1952-59 1959: Severo Ochoa, Faculty of Medicine 1940-42 1969: Alfred Hershey, Faculty of Medicine 1934-50 1971: Earl Sutherland, MD 1942, Resident in Internal Medicine 1943-45, Faculty of Medicine, 1945-53 1974: Christian de Duve, Faculty of Medicine 1946-47 1978: Daniel Nathans, MD 1954 1978: Hamilton O. Smith, Washington University Medical Service 1956-57 1980: George D. Snell, Faculty of Arts & Sciences 1933-34 1986: *Stanley Cohen, Faculty of Arts & Sciences 1953-59 1986: *Rita Levi-Montalcini, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, 1948-2012 1992: Edwin G. Krebs, MD 1943, Resident in Internal Medicine and then a Research Fellow in Biological Chemistry 1945-48 1998: Robert F. Furchgott, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, 1949-56 2020: *Charles M. Rice, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, 1986-2001 Another Nobel Prize winner connected with Washington University is T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, winner of the prize for Literature in 1948. A native of St. Louis and grandson of the co-founder of Washington University, Eliot earned a diploma in 1905 from Smith Academy, the boys college preparatory division of Washington University. Eliot earned a bachelors degree from Harvard University in 1909 and a masters degree from Harvard in 1910. More information on the Nobel Prize and past winners can be found at the website of the Nobel Foundation. *Did significant portion of award-winning work at Washington University Who We Are Mission Statement University Facts Our Campuses Strategic Priorities Leadership News and Publications Annual Report Audited Financial Statements Compliance and Policies History and Traditions Chancellors Dedication of the Danforth Campus Nobel Prize Winners Sesquicentennial Contact Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 Danforth Campus: 314-935-5000 Medical Campus: 314-362-5000 facebook twitter instagram youtube snapchat tiktok OUR SCHOOLS Arts & Sciences Brown School McKelvey School of Engineering Olin Business School Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts School of Law School of Medicine OUR PEOPLE Prospective Students Current Students Parents & Families Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends RESOURCES Directory Maps, Directions and Parking Campus Stores Job Opportunities The Source WUPD (Police) Emergency Information © 2021 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS POLICIES