| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1907 |
| Number: | 2 - 4 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Fredrik Bajer |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1837 |
| Year, Death: | 1922 |
| Profession: | Veteran peace worker. Member of the Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Commission of the Peace Bureau. |
| Country: | DENMARK (DK) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1908 |
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| Motivation: | Bajer promoted Nordic neutrality and brotherhood. He was one of the initiators and founders of the Permanent International Peace Bureau, and he was the first president of the Peace Bureau. Bajer was also member of the council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He organized peace work both in Denmark and internationally, both popular peace movements and parliamentary peace work. Bajer was Scandinavia's most prominent peace advocate. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | 4 members of the Norwegian parliament |
| Profession: | Members of parliament |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
The nominators also suggested Klas Pontus Arnoldson in case of a divided prize, but Bajer was their primary choice. |
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