The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize
in Peace, 1901-1956

Year:	1901
Number:	19-21
Nominee:
Name:	Frédéric Passy
Gender:	M
Year, birth:	1822
Year, death:	1912
Profession/Category:	Pioneer peace worker. Organizer of peace societies and congresses. Co-founder of the Interparliamentary Union.
City:	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Country:	FR (FRANCE)
Received prize:	Pea 1901 »
Motivation:	Passy's career as a peace worker began in 1856 with his opposition to the Crimean War. In 1867 he founded the first French peace society (Ligue internationale et permanente de la paix). Passy promoted free trade, pacifism, international law and arbitration. As a member of parliament (1881-1889), Passy also contributed to the founding of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Nominator:
Name:	Michel Kebedgy
Gender:	M
Profession/Category:	Professor of International Law.
City:	Bern
Country:	CH (SWITZERLAND)
Evaluation:
Evaluator 1:
Name:	Christian Lous Lange
Gender:	M
Comment:	Passy began working for peace during the Crimean War, but he did not involve himself more actively in peace work until 1867.