| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1913 |
| Number: | 4 - 2 |
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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 parliament. 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: | Henri Marie La Fontaine |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1854 |
| Year, Death: | 1943 |
| Profession: | Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau |
| University: | Free University of Brussels |
| City: | Brussels |
| Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
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| Comments: |
Bourgeois was on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested.
La Fontaine also nominated US President Taft and Léon Bourgeois, the former being his primary choice. |
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