| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1907 |
| Number: | 13 - 8 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | Hodgson Pratt |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1824 |
| Year, Death: | 1907 |
| Profession: | Honorary president of the Permanent International Peace Bureau |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | The Permanent International Peace Bureau |
| Profession: | Central office through which peace activities could be coordinated |
| City: | Bern |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1910 |
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| Motivation: | Pratt was nominated for his effort to promote peace and arbitration. He contributed to the founding of the Permanent International Peace Bureau in 1891 and he was a member of its commission (until 1904). Pratt founded and presided over the International Arbitration and Peace Association. The Peace Bureau organized peace conferences, and it collected and published peace literature. It was the heart of the European peace movement, and it co-ordinated the activities of the various national and non-governmental peace organizations. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Émile Arnaud |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1864 |
| Year, Death: | 1921 |
| Profession: | Lawyer. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. |
| City: | Luzarches |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Comments: |
Hodgson Pratt died in February 1907.
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