Nobel Prize

Alva Myrdal was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Alfonso García Robles, for their work for disarmament and nuclear-weapon-free zones. Alva Myrdal Full name: Alva MyrdalBorn: 31 January 1902, Uppsala, SwedenDied: 1 February 1986, Stockholm, SwedenDate awarded: 13 October 1982 Peace through disarmament Alva Myrdal had an impressive career behind her when she was elected…

Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs during the war which followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Ralph Bunche Full name: Ralph Johnson BuncheBorn: 7 August 1904, Detroit, MI, USADied: 9 December 1971, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 22 September 1950 Peace mediator…

John Boyd Orr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong efforts to improve the world’s food situation. Lord Boyd Orr Full name: John Boyd Orr, Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin MearnBorn: 23 September 1880, Kilmaurs, ScotlandDied: 25 June 1971, Edzell, ScotlandDate awarded: 10 December 1949 Father of the FAO John Boyd Orr, a Scottish physician…

The Friends Service Council was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the American Friends Service Committee, for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human suffering. Full name: Friends Service CouncilFounded: 1647, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 30 October 1947 “Children of the Light” The Friends Service Council, a British/Irish…

The American Friends Service Committee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the Friends Service Council, for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate efforts to relieve human suffering. Full name: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)Founded: 1917, Washington, D.C., USADate awarded: 30 October 1947 God’s goodness shown through brotherly love The American…

John Raleigh Mott was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries. He shared the prize with Emily Greene Balch. John R. Mott Full name: John Raleigh MottBorn: 25 May 1865, Livingston Manor, NY, USADied: 31 January 1955, USADate awarded: 14 November 1946 Christian fellowship…

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Emily Greene Balch was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong work for the cause of peace. She shared the prize with John Raleigh Mott. Emily Greene Balch Full name: Emily Greene BalchBorn: 8 January 1867, Jamaica Plain, MA (now Boston, MA), USADied: 9 January 1961, Cambridge, MA, USADate awarded: 14 November 1946 Radical peace…

Cordell Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations. Cordell Hull. Name: Cordell HullBorn: 2 October 1871, Olympus, TN, USADied: 23 July 1955, Bethesda, MD, USADate awarded: 12 November 1945 Father of the United Nations After the liberation in 1945, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wished to show…

The League of Red Cross Societies was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the International Committee of the Red Cross, for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the . Full name: League of Red Cross SocietiesNative name: Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-RougeFounded: 1919, Paris, FranceDate awarded: 10 October 1963 International…