Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1931
Number:33 - 1
 
Nominee 1:
Name: Verraux
Gender:M
Profession:General and peace worker
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Nominee 2:
Name:Baron Paul von Schoenaich
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1866
Year, Death:1954
Profession:Former Major-General. Peace worker
City:Berlin
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Motivation:Verraux and Schoenaich were nominated for their advocacy of reconciliation, democracy, pacifism and radical disarmament. They held numerous lectures and speeches on peace.
 
Nominator:
Name:Rudolf Goldscheid
Gender:M
Profession:Philosopher.Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau
City:Vienna
Country:AUSTRIA (AT)
 
Comments: Schoenaich was one of the few German imperial officers who actively began to promote peace and pacifism.