| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Number: | 5 - 3 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Pierre Cérésole |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1879 |
| Year, Death: | 1945 |
| Profession: | Engineer and teacher |
| University: | Polytechnic College of Zurich |
| City: | Zurich |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Motivation: | Cérésole was the founder of an international voluntary relief service (Service volontaire international pour la paix). The relief service was to be an alternative for conscientious objectors to ordinary military service. The organization acvocated mutual understanding, helpfulness and brotherhood. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Paul Perrin |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Swiss parliament |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
The nomination was supported by three members of the Swiss parliament. |
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