| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Number: | 17 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Théodore Eugène César Ruyssen |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1868 |
| Year, Death: | 1967 |
| Profession: | Former Professor of Philosophy. |
| University: | University of Bordeaux |
| City: | Bordeaux |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Motivation: | Ruyssen was president of "La Paix par le Droit", the most prominent French peace association, and he was editor of the association's journal. He was an executive member of both the International Peace Bureau and "Ligue des Droits de l'Homme". Ruyssen promoted peace and disarmament, and he was secretary general of "Union des Associations pour la Société des Nations" (The Union of Associations of the League of Nations). He had been an important part of the international peace movement for more than 50 years.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Hans Wehberg |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1885 |
| Year, Death: | 1962 |
| Profession: | Member of the Institute of International Law. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. |
| City: | Geneva |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
Wehberg nominated the Inter-Parliamentary Union as his primary choice.
Ruyssen was the former secretary general of the Union Internationale des Associations pour la Société des Nations. |
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