| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1927 |
| Number: | 3 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Ferdinand Edouard Buisson |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1841 |
| Year, Death: | 1932 |
| Profession: | Former professor and education administrator. Legislator. President of the French Human Rights League. |
| University: | Sorbonne |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1927 |
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| Motivation: | Buisson attended several peace conferences, including the Geneva Conference in 1867 that had great influence on the development of the idea of peace.
He promoted reconciliation and rapprochement between peoples, a matter of great importance considering the strained relationship between France and Germany.
Buisson was founder and president of the League of Human Rights (Ligue des Droits de l'Homme).
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Jacob S Worm-Müller |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of History. Advisor to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. |
| University: | University of Oslo |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
Buisson was on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested. |
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