| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1937 |
| Number: | 40 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | The Nansen International Office for Refugees |
| Profession: | International aid organization established in 1931 |
| City: | Geneva |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1938 |
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| Motivation: | The Nansen International Office for Refugees was nominated for its efforts to advocate worldwide humanitarianism and brotherhood. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Halvdan Koht |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1873 |
| Year, Death: | 1965 |
| Profession: | Professor of History. Foreign Minister. Member of the Nobel Committee (1919-1937, 1940-1942). |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
The Nansen International Office for Refugees had been initiated by the League of Nations. The organization continued the work of Nansen (League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1921-30) after his death. |
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