| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1933 |
| Number: | 4 - 8 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Sir Ralph Norman Angell Lane |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1872 |
| Year, Death: | 1967 |
| Profession: | Journalist, editor, author and lecturer. |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1933 |
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| Motivation: | Angell advocated peace, pacifism and international understanding. He had written "The Great Illusion" (1910), in which he claimed that it was an illusion that war could be profitable to a nation, and he maintained that this illusion was going to lead Europe into a state of war. Angell also wrote "America and The New World-State"(1912), "The World's Highway" (1916) and several other works. "The Unseen Assassins" (1932) described nationalism as the greatest threat to world peace. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | F. Seymour Cocks |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the British parliament |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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| Comments: |
The nomination of Angell received overwhelming support, especially in the USA.
Some of his political companions had initiated a campaign in favour of his candidacy, led by F.S. Cocks and Lord Snowden (members of the British parliament). A man called Mr. Wrench sent circulars (motivation based on the book "Unseen Assassins") around the world.
F. Seymour Cocks and Lord Snowden enclosed a list of the names of prominent persons supporting Angell's candidacy.
In 1934 Angell received the reserved Nobel Peace Prize for 1933.
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