| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1937 |
| Number: | 21 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Carl Albert Lindhagen |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1860 |
| Year, Death: | 1946 |
| Profession: | Former mayor of Stockholm. Member of the Swedish parliament 1897-1917, 1919-1940 |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Motivation: | Lindhagen actively worked for a joint Scandinavian effort to promote civil law, and he also advocated disarmament and co-operation based on international law. He was a prominent member of the radical peace movement, and in 1932 he initiated a "People's Parliament". Its aim was to advocate disarmament issues. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Members of the Swedish parliament (Fredrik Ström) |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Members of parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
Lindhagen was one of legal advisor to the Alfred Nobel estate; in effect he became an associate executor. He also drafted the Nobel Foundation Charter in 1899. |
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