Nobel Peace Prize 1937

Cecil of Chelwood, Viscount (Lord Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil)

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The Nobel Peace Prize 1937 was awarded to Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood "for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace"

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