Peace
The Nobel Peace Prize 1928
Summary
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.
moreLéon Jouhaux – Biographical
Biographical
Dean of the French labor movement for forty-five years, Léon Jouhaux (July 1, 1879-April 28, 1954) was born in Paris, heir to the radical beliefs of his grandfather who had fought in the Revolution of 1848 and of his father who had been a part of the Commune that had controlled Paris for a brief…
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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel – Biographical
Biographical
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires in 1931. After training as an architect and sculptor he was appointed Professor of Architecture. In 1974 he relinquished his teaching post in order to devote all his time and energy to the work of co-ordinating the activities of the various non-violent elements in Latin America. It…
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