| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1903 |
| Number: | 24 - 1 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | The Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| City: | Bern |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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Nominee 2:
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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 Inter-Parliamentary Union promoted international arbitration and organized annual inter-parliamentary conferences.
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: | Hans Jakob Horst |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1848 |
| Year, Death: | 1931 |
| Profession: | Rector. Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (1901-1931). |
| City: | Kristiania (now Oslo) |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
Horst suggested both the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Permanent International Peace Bureau, the former being his primary choice.
If the prize was to be awarded individuals, he suggested a prize divided between Cremer and Arnoldson. If this was not agreed upon by the Nobel Committee, he suggested a divided prize between Cremer and Bajer. |
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