Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1928 |
Number: | 7 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | Prince Carl of Sweden |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1861 |
Year, Death: | 1951 |
Profession: | President of the Swedish Red Cross. |
City: | Stockholm |
Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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Motivation: | Prince Carl was nominated for his work as President of the Swedish Red Cross, which was one of the largest and best organized of the national divisions of the International Red Cross. His work for prisoners of war and refugees was especially mentioned. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Fridtjof Nansen |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1861 |
Year, Death: | 1930 |
Profession: | Arctic explorer, professor of oceanography, humanitarian. Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1922. |
University: | University of Oslo |
City: | Oslo |
Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Comments: |
Nansen enclosed a letter from former Cabinet Minister Prytz.
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