Nobel Prize

Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. Wangari Maathai Full name: Wangari Muta MaathaiBorn: 1 April 1940, Nyeri, KenyaDied: 25 September 2011, Nairobi, KenyaDate awarded: 8 October 2004 Peace prize for environmental sustainability Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace…

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. Narges Mohammadi Full name: Narges MohammadiBorn: 21 April 1972, Zanjan, IranDate awarded: 6 October 2023 Women’s rights advocate and freedom fighter For many…

Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to increasing food supply worldwide through the Green Revolution. Norman Borlaug Full name: Norman Ernest BorlaugBorn: 25 March 1914, Cresco, IA, USADied: 12 September 2009, Dallas, TX, USADate awarded: 20 October 1970 Father of the Green Revolution In the 1940s and 50s, agricultural scientist…

Lord Robert Cecil was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace. Robert Cecil Full name: Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodBorn: 14 September 1864, London, United KingdomDied: 24 November 1958, Tunbridge Wells, United KingdomDate awarded: 18 November 1937 Collective security…

Carlos Saavedra Lamas was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his accomplishments as the architect of the South American Anti-War Pact and negotiator between Paraguay and Bolivia. Carlos Saavedra Lamas Full name: Carlos Saavedra LamasBorn: 1 November 1878, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDied: 5 May 1959, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDate awarded: 24 November 1936 Latin America’s first laureate…

Politicians Arthur Henderson (left) and Ramsay MacDonald, November 1923. English Foreign Minister Arthur Henderson (left) and English Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald (center) in Berlin, June 1929.

Dominique Pire receiving his Nobel Prize medal from Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the award ceremony at Oslo University, 10 December 1958.

Carl von Ossietzky was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his uncompromising pacifism and defence of freedom of speech. Carl von Ossietzky Full name: Carl von OssietzkyBorn: 3 October 1889, Hamburg, GermanyDied: 4 May 1938, Berlin, GermanyDate awarded: 24 November 1936 Concentration camp prisoner and peace prize laureate In the autumn 1936, the Norwegian Nobel Committee…

Arthur Henderson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts as Chairman of the World Disarmament Conference. Arthur Henderson Full name: Arthur HendersonBorn: 13 September 1863, Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 20 October 1935, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1934 Henderson as foreign secretary As Foreign Secretary in Ramsay MacDonald’s government from 1929 to 1931,…

Sir Norman Angell was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the cause of international cooperation and peace. Sir Norman Angell Full name: Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane)Born: 26 December 1872, Holbeach, United KingdomDied: 7 October 1967, Croydon, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1934 War does not pay Author and journalist Norman Angell received…