| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1933 |
| Number: | 20 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Hellmut von Gerlach |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1866 |
| Year, Death: | 1935 |
| Profession: | Journalist. President of the German Human Rights League |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Motivation: | Gerlach had opposed William II's (German emperor and King of Prussia 1888-1918) policy during World War I, and he was working for German reconciliation and rapprochement with France while he was president (later executive member) of the German Human Rights League. He advocated pacifism and peace. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Victor Basch |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1863 |
| Year, Death: | 1944 |
| Profession: | Professor of Philosophy |
| University: | University of Paris |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Comments: |
Basch was President of the French Human Rights League. The French and the German Human Rights Leagues worked for German reconciliation and rapprochement with France. |
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