Peace
Randal Cremer – Speed read
Speed read
Sir William Randal Cremer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his longstanding and devoted efforts in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration. Randal Cremer Full name: William Randal CremerBorn: 18 March 1828, Fareham, United KingdomDied: 22 July 1908, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1903 He advocated negotiation William Randal Cremer was forced…
moreAlfonso García Robles – Prize presentation
Prize presentation
Watch a video clip of Alfonso García Robles receiving his Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1982.
moreRigoberta Menchú Tum – Prize presentation
Prize presentation
Watch a video clip of Rigoberta Menchú Tum receiving her Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1992.
moreAlva Myrdal – Prize presentation
Prize presentation
Watch a video clip of Alva Myrdal receiving her Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1982.
moreNorman Borlaug – Prize presentation
Prize presentation
Watch a video clip of Norman Borlaug receiving his Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1970.
moreAlbert Gobat – Speed read
Speed read
Charles Albert Gobat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his remarkable administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He shared the prize with Elie Ducommun. Albert Gobat Full name: Charles Albert GobatBorn: 21 May 1843 in Tramelan, SwitzerlandDied: 16 March 1914 in Bern, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 December 1902 Interparliamentarian and organiser Albert Gobat received the Nobel Peace…
moreÉlie Ducommun – Speed read
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Élie Ducommun was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his untiring and skillful directorship of the International Peace Bureau. He shared the prize with Charles Albert Gobat. Élie Ducommun Full name: Élie DucommunBorn: 19 February 1833 in Geneva, SwitzerlandDied: 7 December 1906 in Bern, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 December 1902 Idealist in the cause of peace…
moreFrédéric Passy – Speed read
Speed read
Frédéric Passy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration. He shared the prize with Henry Dunant. Frédéric Passy Full name: Frédéric PassyBorn: 20 May 1822 in Paris, FranceDied: 12 June 1912 in Paris, FranceDate awarded: 10 December 1901 The doyen of peace activism In 1901,…
moreAlfred Fried – Photo gallery
Photo gallery
World Peace Congress in Munich 1907: Bertha von Suttner (seated row, second from left), Ludwig Quidde (next to the right), Frédéric Passy (next to the right), Henri La Fontaine (to her right) and A. H. Fried (standing row, third from the right). Esperanto World Congress, Boulogne-sur-Mer 1905, group photo of some participants. Alfred Hermann Fried…
moreHenri La Fontaine – Photo gallery
Photo gallery
Henri La Fontaine and Ludwig Quidde at the opening session of the XXIIIrd Universal Peace Congress in the Reichstag Room, Berlin, 1924. Henri La Fontaine and his wife Mathilde Lhoest in the dining room of their house on the Vergote Square, 1932. Henri La Fontaine at the piano, 1930. Henri La Fontaine in front of…
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