Leiden Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of Leiden

• Albert Einstein (1920) - Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
• Baruch Spinoza (1655) - Philosopher known for his contributions to rationalism.
• Rembrandt van Rijn (1625) - Famous Dutch painter and etcher.
• Jan Tinbergen (1929) - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing and applying dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.
• Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1874) - Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on rates of reaction, chemical equilibrium, and osmotic pressure.
• Willem Einthoven (1885) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his invention of the electrocardiogram.
• Christiaan Huygens (1647) - Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and inventor known for his wave theory of light.
• Hugo Grotius (1601) - Jurist and philosopher who laid the foundations for international law.
• Max Theiler (1922) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing a vaccine against yellow fever.
• Nikolaas Tinbergen (1932) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on animal behavior.