| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Number: | 24 - 1 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Herbert Spencer |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1820 |
| Year, Death: | 1903 |
| Profession: | Philosopher and sociologist. |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | V H Hilty |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law |
| University: | University of Bern |
| City: | Bern |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Comments: | Tolstoy did not wish to receive a Nobel Prize. He stated that he would decline if he was awarded a prize. |