| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1920 |
| Number: | 13 - 4 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Thomas Woodrow Wilson |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1856 |
| Year, Death: | 1924 |
| Profession: | President (1913-1921). |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| State: | DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1919 |
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| Motivation: | Wilson advocated international law and arbitration. In January 1917 he had made an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the belligerents to end the war, calling for a "peace without victory". After the USA had entered the war, Wilson outlined his view on a post-war settlement through his "Fourteen points". These became the guiding principles for the Paris Peace Conference (1919-20), and included the establishment of the League of Nations. However, Wilson failed to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, and the USA did not join the League of Nations. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Théodore Eugène César Ruyssen |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1868 |
| Year, Death: | 1967 |
| Profession: | Professor. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. |
| University: | University of Bordeaux |
| City: | Bordeaux |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Comments: |
Ruyssen also mentioned the editorial staff of the periodical "La Paix par le Droit" as a candidate. Later he added The Permanent International Peace Bureau.
In 1920 Wilson received the reserved prize for 1919. |
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