List of prizes known as the Nobel of a field

This is a non-exhaustive list of prizes known as "the Nobel Prize of" a given field.

Several fields of human cultural and scientific development are not included in the list of Nobel Prizes, because they were not among the prizes established as part of Alfred Nobel's will. Many unaffiliated prizes have since been referred to as "the Nobel Prize of X", despite this being discouraged by the Nobel Foundation.

Alfred Nobel's will

Alfred Nobel's last will of 1895 only included five prizes, covering outstanding achievements who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind" in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, physiology or medicine. The original Nobel prizes thus includes:

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Nobel Prize in Physics
• Nobel Prize in Literature
• Nobel Peace Prize
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The list

Several prizes in fields of study and achievement have been established by various entities. These have been referred to as the "Nobel Prize of" that particular field. None of these are sponsored by the Nobel Foundation. These prizes include:

Anthropology

• Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture

Architecture

• Pritzker Prize

Computer Science

• Turing Award

Economics

• Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Education

• WISE Prize

Geography

• Vautrin Lud Prize

Geology

• Vetlesen Prize

Mathematics

• Abel Prize
• Fields Medal

Music

• Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
• Polar Music Prize

Social Sciences/Sociology

• Holberg Prize

See also

• Ig Nobel Prize