Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1909
Number:4 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Auguste-Marie-François Beernaert
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1829
Year, Death:1912
Profession:Member of the Belgian parliament. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Former Prime Minister
Country:BELGIUM (BE)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1909
 
Motivation:Beernaert promoted international arbitration and disarmament. He was Belgium's representative at the Hague conferences in 1899 and 1907, where he advocated compulsory arbitration. Beernaert was very active in the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and was president of its council in 1909.
 
Nominator:
Name: 151 members of the Belgian parliament, Cabinet Ministers and Senators
Profession:Members of parliament
Country:BELGIUM (BE)