| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1934 |
| Number: | 25 - 2 |
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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: | 7 members of the Swedish parliament (Elof Lindberg) |
| 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.
Lindhagen was on the short list, but no new evalutation was requested.
Lindberg nominated Lindhagen on behalf of six other members of the Swedish parliament.
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