| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | 
| Year: | 1917 | 
| Number: | 5 - 1 | 
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| Nominee: 
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| Name: | David Starr  Jordan | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Year, Birth: | 1851 | 
| Year, Death: | 1931 | 
| Profession: | Naturalist, botanist, zoologist, author, lecturer, explorer and peace activist | 
| City: | Palo Alto | 
| State: | CA | 
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) | 
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| Nominator: 
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| Name: | Charles Andrews  Huston | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Profession: | Professor of (Law) Jurisprudence | 
| University: | Leland Stanford Junior University | 
| City: | Palo Alto | 
| State: | CA | 
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) | 
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| Comments: | The nomination was originally made by the present president of the Leland Stanford Junior University on behalf of the university as an institution. | 
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