Nobel Prize

Nicholas Murray Butler was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to strengthen international law and the International Court at the Hague. He shared the prize with Jane Addams. Nicholas Murray Butler Full name: Nicholas Murray ButlerBorn: 2 April 1862, Elizabeth, NJ, USADied: 7 December 1947, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 10 December 1931…

Jane Addams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to get the great powers to disarm and conclude peace agreements. She shared the prize with Nicholas Murray Butler. Jane Addams Full name: Jane AddamsBorn: 6 September 1860, Cedarville, IL, USADied: 21 May 1935, Chicago, IL, USADate awarded: 10 December 1931 Women’s international league…

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for civil rights in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. Full name: Martin Luther King Jr.Born: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, GA, USADied: 4 April 1968, Memphis, TN, USADate awarded: 14 October 1964 The civil rights movement Martin Luther King dreamed…

Nathan Söderblom was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to create a common Christian platform for peace. Nathan Söderblom Full name: Lars Olof Jonathan (Nathan) SöderblomBorn: 15 January 1866, Trönö, SwedenDied: 12 July 1931, Uppsala, SwedenDate awarded: 10 December 1930 Sweden’s bishop of peace Nathan Söderblom was the first clergyman to receive the…

Frank B. Kellogg was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his crucial role in bringing about the Briand-Kellogg Pact. Frank B. Kellogg Full name: Frank Billings KelloggBorn: 22 December 1856, Potsdam, NY, USADied: 21 December 1937, St. Paul, MN, USADate awarded: 10 December 1930 The Briand-Kellogg pact Secretary of State Frank Kellogg was awarded the Nobel…

Dag Hammarskjöld was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for turning the United Nations into an efficient and independent international organisation. Dag Hammarskjöld Full name: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl HammarskjöldBorn: 29 July 1905, Jönköping, SwedenDied: 18 September 1961, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)Date awarded: 23 October 1961 Diplomat and peace mediator Dag Hammarskjöld, the ’s second…

Ludwig Quidde was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ferdinand Edouard Buisson, for his efforts for Franco-German reconciliation. Ludwig Quidde Full name: Ludwig QuiddeBorn: 23 March 1858, Bremen, GermanyDied: 4 March 1941, Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 December 1927 Against German war policy Ludwig Quidde received the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong efforts to…

Ferdinand Buisson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ludwig Quidde, for his efforts for Franco-German reconciliation. Ferdinand Buisson Full name: Ferdinand Édouard BuissonBorn: 20 December 1841, Paris, FranceDied: 16 February 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, FranceDate awarded: 10 December 1927 For human rights and German-French reconciliation Ferdinand Buisson was a professor in the theory of education…

Gustav Stresemann was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Astride Briand, for his crucial role in negotiating the Locarno Treaty. Gustav Stresemann Full name: Gustav StresemannBorn: 10 May 1878, Berlin, GermanyDied: 3 October 1929, Berlin, GermanyDate awarded: 10 December 1926 Reconciliation with France Gustav Stresemann shared the Nobel Peace Prize with French Foreign Minister…

Aristide Briand was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Gustav Stresemann, for his crucial role in negotiating the Locarno Treaty. Aristide Briand Full name: Aristide BriandBorn: 28 March 1862, Nantes, FranceDied: 7 March 1932, Paris, FranceDate awarded: 10 December 1926 Reconciliation with Germany Aristide Briand shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Gustav Stresemann of…