| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | 
| Year: | 1947 | 
| Number: | 15 - 1 | 
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| Nominee: 
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| Name: | Alfred M Zimmern | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Year, Birth: | 1879 | 
| Profession: | Sociologist | 
| University: | University College of Wales | 
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) | 
| University: | Cornell University | 
| State: | NY | 
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) | 
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| Motivation: | Zimmern was an important contributor to the founding of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). | 
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| Nominator: 
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| Name: | Daniel  Lagache | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Profession: | Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Strasbourg | 
| University: | University of Strasbourg | 
| City: | Strasbourg | 
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) | 
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| Comments: | Zimmern was a foreign affairs specialist, and he was also a firm supporter of world government. | 
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