Lord Robert Cecil was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace. Robert Cecil Full name: Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodBorn: 14 September 1864, London, United KingdomDied: 24 November 1958, Tunbridge Wells, United KingdomDate awarded: 18 November 1937 Collective security…

Carlos Saavedra Lamas was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his accomplishments as the architect of the South American Anti-War Pact and negotiator between Paraguay and Bolivia. Carlos Saavedra Lamas Full name: Carlos Saavedra LamasBorn: 1 November 1878, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDied: 5 May 1959, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDate awarded: 24 November 1936 Latin America’s first laureate…

Politicians Arthur Henderson (left) and Ramsay MacDonald, November 1923. English Foreign Minister Arthur Henderson (left) and English Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald (center) in Berlin, June 1929.

Dominique Pire receiving his Nobel Prize medal from Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the award ceremony at Oslo University, 10 December 1958.

Carl von Ossietzky was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his uncompromising pacifism and defence of freedom of speech. Carl von Ossietzky Full name: Carl von OssietzkyBorn: 3 October 1889, Hamburg, GermanyDied: 4 May 1938, Berlin, GermanyDate awarded: 24 November 1936 Concentration camp prisoner and peace prize laureate In the autumn 1936, the Norwegian Nobel Committee…

Arthur Henderson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts as Chairman of the World Disarmament Conference. Arthur Henderson Full name: Arthur HendersonBorn: 13 September 1863, Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 20 October 1935, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1934 Henderson as foreign secretary As Foreign Secretary in Ramsay MacDonald’s government from 1929 to 1931,…

Sir Norman Angell was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the cause of international cooperation and peace. Sir Norman Angell Full name: Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane)Born: 26 December 1872, Holbeach, United KingdomDied: 7 October 1967, Croydon, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1934 War does not pay Author and journalist Norman Angell received…

Nicholas Murray Butler was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to strengthen international law and the International Court at the Hague. He shared the prize with Jane Addams. Nicholas Murray Butler Full name: Nicholas Murray ButlerBorn: 2 April 1862, Elizabeth, NJ, USADied: 7 December 1947, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 10 December 1931…

Jane Addams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to get the great powers to disarm and conclude peace agreements. She shared the prize with Nicholas Murray Butler. Jane Addams Full name: Jane AddamsBorn: 6 September 1860, Cedarville, IL, USADied: 21 May 1935, Chicago, IL, USADate awarded: 10 December 1931 Women’s international league…

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for civil rights in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. Full name: Martin Luther King Jr.Born: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, GA, USADied: 4 April 1968, Memphis, TN, USADate awarded: 14 October 1964 The civil rights movement Martin Luther King dreamed…