| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Number: | 16 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | George Catlett Marshall |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1880 |
| Year, Death: | 1959 |
| Profession: | Secretary of State (1947-49). |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1953 |
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| Motivation: | Marshall was nominated for the Marshall Plan (The European Recovery Program) which he proposed in 1947. The nominator emphasized the Marshall Plan's value as a peace-keeping factor. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Wilhelm Keilhau |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor. Former advisor to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. |
| University: | University of Oslo |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
Marshall had been an officer in the US Army from 1901 to 1945, and he was chief of staff from 1939 to 1945. He was leader of the American Red Cross 1949-1950. |
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