Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1907 |
Number: | 21 - 1 |
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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: | Henri Marie La Fontaine |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1854 |
Year, Death: | 1943 |
Profession: | President of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau |
University: | Free University of Brussels |
City: | Brussels |
Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
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Comments: |
La Fontaine also nominated Bajer, Pratt and Moneta. He suggested the Permanent International Peace Bureau in case the prize was awarded an institution. |
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