| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1936 |
| Number: | 44 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Society of Friends (Quakers) |
| Year, Birth: | 1647 |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1947 |
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| Motivation: | The Society of Friends advocated peace and pacifism. During WWI the Quakers performed relief work neglected by other humanitarian organizations. From the 1930s the Quakers mostly agitated for peace in ecclesiastical circles, and they initiated a peace committee for all English religious communities. The Quakers also aided political refugees coming from Germany, and for this purpose they established the organization "Service International d'Aide aux Réfugiés". |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | V H Rutgers |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law (Jurisprudence) |
| University: | University of Amsterdam |
| City: | Amsterdam |
| Country: | NETHERLANDS (NL) |
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| Comments: |
The Society of Friends was a Quaker organization that included the Friends Service Council (London) and the American Friends Service Committee (Washington). The Quakers received the Nobel Peace Prize for 1947. |
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