Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1905
Number:19 - 2
 
Nominee:
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
 
Motivation: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.
 
Nominator:
Name:Gaston Moch
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1859
Year, Death:1935
Profession:Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau
City:Paris
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Comments: Moch also nominated Bertha von Suttner, Fredrik Bajer and E.T. Moneta, but Suttner was his primary choice. He suggested the Permanent International Peace Bureau if the prize was awarded an institution.