| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Number: | 3 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1851 |
| Year, Death: | 1925 |
| Profession: | Member of the French senate. Former Cabinet Minister |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1920 |
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| Motivation: | Chairman of the French delegation to the Peace Conferences at The Hague in 1899 and 1907. Member of the French parliament's peace group. Promoted international law and arbitration. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | N A Nilsson |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. Doctor. |
| City: | Örebro |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
Bourgeois was on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested.
Nilsson also nominated Sandstøl and Carl Sundblad for the prize, but Bourgeois was his primary choice.
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