| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1919 |
| Number: | 3 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Pietro Gasparri |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1852 |
| Year, Death: | 1934 |
| Profession: | Cardinal. Papal Under-Secretary of State |
| City: | Rome |
| Country: | ITALY (IT) |
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| Motivation: | Gasparri wrote the papal peace plan and encouraged people to strive for peace through the papal guidelines for peace and understanding. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Hans Reichel |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law (Jurisprudence) |
| University: | University of Zurich |
| City: | Zurich |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
The nominator suspected that Benedict XV as reigning pope would not be taken into consideration, and therefore he nominated Gasparri instead. |
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