
Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
Year: | 1949 |
Number: | 28 - 1 |
Nominee: |
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Name: | The International Committee of the Red Cross |
Profession: | NGO aimed at aiding victims of war and ensuring observance of humanitarian law |
City: | Geneva |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1917 | |
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1963 | |
Motivation: | |
Nominator: |
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Name: | Erik Castrén |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Professor of Law |
University: | University of Helsinki |
City: | Helsinki |
Country: | FINLAND (FI) |
Comments: | Jean Henri Dunant, co-winner of the first Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901, was the founder of the Red Cross. |