Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1906 |
Number: | 19 - 3 |
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Nominee 1:
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Name: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1858 |
Year, Death: | 1919 |
Profession: | President (1901-09) |
City: | Washington, DC |
Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1906 |
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Nominee 2:
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Name: | Sir Thomas Barclay |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1853 |
Year, Death: | 1941 |
Profession: | Former journalist. Jurist. Political writer. Advocate of international law. |
Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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Nominee 3:
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Name: | Fyodor Fyodorovich (Frédéric) Martens |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1845 |
Year, Death: | 1909 |
Profession: | Professor of International Law. Diplomat. International arbitrator. |
University: | St Petersburg |
City: | St Petersburg |
Country: | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU) |
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Motivation: | Roosevelt mediated in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05). His efforts led to the peace treaty of 1905.
Barclay promoted arbitration, conciliation and international law. He was president of the British Chamber of Commerce 1899-1900. Barclay was a member of the Institute of International Law and deputy Chairman of the International Law Association.
Martens advocated international arbitration and he also worked to establish a codification of the laws of war. He often acted as mediator in disputes between European states. Author of the book "La paix et la guerre". |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Heinrich Harburger |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Member of the Institute of International Law. |
City: | Munich |
Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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