| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1908 |
| Number: | 26 - 7 |
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Nominee:
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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 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: | Henri Marie La Fontaine |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1854 |
| Year, Death: | 1943 |
| Profession: | President of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau |
| University: | Free University of Brussels |
| City: | Brussels |
| Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
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| Comments: |
La Fontaine referred to the desicion made by the Munich Congress to recommend the Permanent International Peace Bureau for the peace prize. |
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