The Nobel Peace Prize 1951

Léon Jouhaux

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.

Prize share: 1/1

The Nobel Peace Prize 1951 was awarded to Léon Jouhaux "for having devoted his life to the fight against war through the promotion of social justice and brotherhood among men and nations"

To cite this section
MLA style: The Nobel Peace Prize 1951. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Sat. 21 Dec 2024. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1951/summary/>

Back to top Back To Top Takes users back to the top of the page

Nobel Prizes and laureates

Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.

See them all presented here.

Illustration

Explore prizes and laureates

Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.