| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1937 |
| Number: | 24 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Giuseppe Motta |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1871 |
| Year, Death: | 1940 |
| Profession: | President of Switzerland (1915, 1920, 1927, 1932, 1937) |
| City: | Bern |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Motivation: | Motta was the chief Swiss delegate to the League of Nations from 1920. He became Honorary President of the first League assembly (1920) and President of the fifth assembly (1924). Protector of Swiss neutrality and advocate of international law and arbitration.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | V E Scherer |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of parliament. Chairman of the Swiss Inter-Parliamentary Group |
| City: | Basel |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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