| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1947 |
| Number: | 19 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Society of Friends (Quakers) |
| Year, Birth: | 1647 |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1947 |
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| Motivation: | The Society of Friends was nominated for their efforts to advocate peace and brotherhood. |
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Nominator 1:
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| Name: | Ole Fredrik Olden |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1879 |
| Year, Death: | 1963 |
| Profession: | Member of the Norwegian parliament |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Nominator 2:
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| Name: | Nils Lavik |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Norwegian parliament |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Nominator 3:
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| Name: | Jakob Lothe |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Norwegian parliament |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Nominator 4:
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| Name: | Erling Wikborg |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Norwegian parliament |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
The Society of Friends was a Quaker Organization that included the Friends Service Council (London) and the American Friends Service Committee (Washington).
Erling Wikborg was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee 1968-1970.
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