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Philip Noel-Baker receiving his medal and diploma from Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in the Auditorium of the University of Oslo on 10 December 1959.

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…

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Nobel Prize Conversations ”I have been fortunate to be able to live my life doing what I believe in. Not everybody has that fortune” In this podcast episode, peace activist Jody Williams tells us how she has tried to use the power that was given to her after being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. She is…

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 at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Dag Hammarskjöld (right). Photo taken in the 1950s. The funeral of Dag Hammarskjöld in Uppsala, 29 September 1961.

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’s Nobel Prize diploma.

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…