| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1931 |
| Number: | 26 - 1 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | Erich Maria Remarque |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1898 |
| Year, Death: | 1970 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | Nicholas Murray Butler |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1862 |
| Year, Death: | 1947 |
| Profession: | Professor of Philosophy. President of Columbia University. President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
| University: | Columbia University |
| City: | New York |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1931 |
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| Motivation: | Remarque was nominated for his novel "Im Westen nicht Neues" (All Quiet on the Western Front) 1929, in which he depicted a realistic picture of the German army and the horrors of war.
Butler advocated peace, international cooperation and arbitration. He supported the Briand-Kellogg Pact, and he promoted international understanding. Butler also assisted in the establishment of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, of which he was a trustee and later president (1925-45).
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Sigismond Cybichowski |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law (Jurisprudence) |
| University: | Warsaw |
| City: | Warsaw |
| Country: | POLAND (PL) |
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| Comments: |
Butler was also on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested.
The German Officer Association (Deutscher Officier-Bund) protested against Remarque's candidacy, claiming that his book was a gross offence against the German army and the German soldier. |
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