Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1934 |
Number: | 25 - 4 |
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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: | Alf Mjøen |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Member of the Norwegian parliament |
Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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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 evaluation was requested.
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