Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1905 |
Number: | 19 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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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: | 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: | 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) |
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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. |
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