Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1913
Number:39 - 2
 
Nominee:
Name:Otto Umfrid
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1857
Year, Death:1920
Profession:Pastor. Chairman of the Stuttgart branch of the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft
City:Stuttgart
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Motivation:Umfried was chairman of the Stuttgart Peace Society and vice-president of the German Peace Society. He worked hard to change the attitude of the German evangelical clergy towards peace. He wrote and published numerous articles on peace. His major work was "Europa den Europäern. Politische Ketzereien".
 
Nominator:
Name:Baron Eduard de Neufville
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Commission of the International Peace Bureau.
City:Frankfurt am Main
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Comments: Neufville also nominated Adolf Richter, who was his primary choice.