| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Number: | 7 - 9 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Jean Henry Dunant |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1828 |
| Year, Death: | 1910 |
| Profession: | Founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1901 |
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| Motivation: | Dunant was one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross and he was the initiator of the Geneva Convention. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Ole Anton Qvam |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Minister of Justice. |
| City: | Kristiania (now Oslo) |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
Qvam endorsed a nomination initiated by Landskvinnestemmerettsforeningen (National Association for Female Suffrage). Qvam's wife Fredrikke Marie was president of Landskvinnestemmerettsforeningen. |
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