Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
Year: | 1921 |
Number: | 3 - 1 |
Nominee: |
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Name: | Herbert Clark Hoover |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1874 |
Year, Death: | 1964 |
Profession: | US food administrator (1917-19). Minister of Commerce (1921-29) |
City: | Washington, DC |
State: | DC |
Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
Motivation: | Hoover was the chief Allied relief administrator during World War I (1914-1919) and later chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium. He was appointed national food administrator to stimulate production and conserve supplies when the USA entered into the war. |
Nominator: |
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Name: | P.O. von Törne |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Professor of Nordic History |
University: | Åbo Academy University |
City: | Turku (Åbo) |
Country: | FINLAND (FI) |
Eleven laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2023, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. Their work and discoveries range from effective mRNA vaccines and attosecond physics to fighting against the oppression of women.
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See them all presented here.