Article Detail Who won first Nobel prize for chemistry ? Answer: J.H. Wenthoff of Howlland Similar Questions : 1. Who was first man to set foot on moon ? Answer: Neil Armstrong (USA) 2. Who won first Nobel prize for physics ? Answer: W.K. Roentgen (Germany) 3. Name of the first man to go into the space ? Answer: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) 4. Who was first to won Nobel Prize for Medicine ? Answer: A.E. Wonn Behrig of Germany 5. Name of the first country to issue paper currency ? Answer: China 6. Who was the first person to win the Nobel prize for Peace ? Answer: Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland)and Frederic Peiry (France) 7. Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia Read more from - First in World