Rudyard Kiplingin consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author
Ernesto Teodoro Monetafor his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy
Louis Renaultfor his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences
Albert Abraham Michelsonfor his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveranin recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases