Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1901
Number:35 - 7
 
Nominee:
Name: The Permanent International Peace Bureau
Profession:Central office for coordination of peace activities.
City:Bern
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1910
 
Motivation:The Peace Bureau organized peace conferences, and it collected and published peace literature. It was the heart of the European peace movement, and it co-ordinated the activities of the various national and non-governmental peace organizations.
 
Nominator:
Name:Henri Morel
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.
City:Bern
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
 
Comments: Morel nominated Elie Ducommun as his primary choice. Secondly he suggested a divided prize to Ducommun and the Permanent International Peace Bureau. As a third alternative he suggested giving the prize to both Ducommun and Passy.