in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him
in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions
for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths
in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect
for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding
for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration