| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Number: | 13 - 1 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Frank Charles Laubach |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1884 |
| Year, Death: | 1970 |
| Profession: | Missionary and educator |
| City: | Benton |
| State: | PA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Motivation: | For his work against illiteracy. |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Irving M Ives |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | US Senator |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| State: | DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Comments: | Started as a missionary in Philippine Islands. Known as founder of worldwide campaign for teaching iliterate people to read, using principle of "each one teach one". |