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The tradition began with the establishment in 1963 of the Dr
H.P. Heineken Foundation, named after the company's second director
and son of the company's founder. An accomplished chemist with
a lifelong involvement in science, Dr Henry Pierre Heineken
believed that scientific research was vital to industry. The
first annual prize in biochemistry
and biophysics was awarded in 1964.
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A second foundation, the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation, was established in 1988 and, with the creation of five subsidiaries, expanded the prizes to the areas of medicine, the arts, history, environmental sciences and cognitive science. The Foundation was named for the company's third director, Dr Alfred Heineken, who embodies the same spirit of innovation and excellence upon which the prizes are based.
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 Photo: Christian de Duve, winner
of the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
1973, admires the trophy, held by His Royal Highness
Prince Claus of the Netherlands. Christian de Duve went on to
win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974.
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Both institutes and individual researchers throughout the world may nominate suitable candidates. The selection of the prizes is entrusted to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences to ensure the highest possible standards, integrity and independence of the prizes.
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 Photo: On 29 September 2000 His
Royal Highness Prince Claus of the Netherlands presented the
Heineken Prizes for 2000. Guido Geelen (middle) won that year's
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art for the innovative way in which
he uses the traditional material of clay. On the right Dr
Rob S. Reneman, president of the KNAW from 1999-2002.
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International
prestige
Heineken Prize winners have gone on to win Nobel Prizes and
many other major distinctions, clearly affirming the prizes'
high standards. For example:
- Christian de Duve
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 1973
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974
- Aaron Klug
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1979
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1982
- Thomas Cech
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1988
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989
- Paul C. Lauterbur
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine in 1989
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003
- Paul Nurse
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1996
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001
- Barry J. Marshall
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine in 1998
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005
- Eric R. Kandel
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine in
2000
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000
- Andrew Z. Fire
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics in 2004
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
- Roger Y. Tsien
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2002
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
- Luc Montagnier
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine 1994
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008
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Dr Alfred H. Heineken, the former
head of the world-renowned Dutch brewing company Heineken
and founder of the Dr H.P. Heineken Foundation and the
Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation, died on 3 January
2002, at the age of 78.
Prof. Willem J.M. Levelt, president of the Royal Netherlands
Academy of Arts and Sciences, commemorated Alfred Heineken in the
programme brochure for the Heineken Prize for 2002 (September
2002).
A copy of this brochure is available at heinekenprizes@bureau.knaw.nl |
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 Alfred
Heineken was closely involved in the prizes named after
him and his father. His father was a man of many abilities.
He held a Ph.D. in chemistry, was President of the Heineken
breweries and a talented pianist. Dr. H.P. Heineken was also
a man who played an important role in the lives of many other
people. He supported countless individuals and institutions,
without ever calling attention to these efforts. Alfred Heineken
launched the Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
40 years ago, in honour of his father.
(photo: © Klaas Koppe)
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Alfred Heineken himself was at least as
multi-talented as his father. He not only headed Heineken N.V. and
later Heineken Holding N.V., but was also active in architecture and
design, had various patents to his name, composed music, had a
strong interest in history and discovered fine artists before they
made their names. His involvement in fine arts led him to introduce
the most important prize for Dutch artists, the Dr. A.H. Heineken
Prize for Art, which was awarded for the first time in 1988. His
interest in medical science led to the introduction of the Dr. A.H.
Heineken Prize for Medicine, which was first awarded a year later.
The Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Historical Science and the Dr. A.H.
Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences followed in
1990.
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Through many different initiatives, Alfred
Heineken displayed close involvement in social issues. He
was a person who was more interested in solutions than problems.
With his legendary creativity and boundless energy, he was an
inexhaustible source of ideas. At the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences (KNAW), we experienced this during the jury
meetings that Alfred Heineken attended as an observer as often as
possible. His erudition, charm, sense of humour and sparkling
intelligence made him a welcome guest in academic
circles.
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The passing of Alfred Heineken represents
the loss of a true patron of science and the arts. During his
lifetime, he secured the continuity of the five prizes. The KNAW and
its members will never forget the conviction with which Alfred Heineken
supported the practice of science. We remember him with admiration
and respect.
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