Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1929 |
Number: | 15 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | Giuseppe Motta |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1871 |
Year, Death: | 1940 |
Profession: | Former president of Switzerland (1915, 1920. 1927) |
City: | Bern |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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Motivation: | Motta was the chief Swiss delegate to the League of Nations from 1920. He became Honorary President of the first League assembly (1920) and President of the fifth assembly (1924). Motta protected Swiss neutrality and advocated international law and arbitration.
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Nominator:
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Name: | Rud. Tschudy |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Member of the Swiss parliament |
City: | Glarus |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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Comments: |
Tschudy nominated Motta on behalf of several Swiss politicians and professors, including H. Walther (president of the national council), Wettstein and Max Huber (member of the International Institute of Law). |
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