Nomination archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1924
Number:13 - 2
 
Nominee:
Name:Carl Albert Lindhagen
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1860
Year, Death:1946
Profession:Mayor of Stockholm. Member of the Swedish parliament 1897-1917, 1919-1940.
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Motivation:Lindhagen contributed to the peaceful dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1905. In 1909 he joined the social democratic party, but after the Russian revolution he became associated with a more leftist socialist group and communists. Lindhagen supported female suffrage and social reform, and he advocated disarmament and international co-operation based on international law. He was a prominent member of the radical peace movement.
 
Nominator:
Name:Elof Lindberg
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Swedish parliament
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Comments: Lindhagen was one of legal advisor to the Alfred Nobel estate; in effect he became an associate executor. He also drafted the Nobel Foundation Charter in 1899. Lindhagen was on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested.