Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1906
Number:3 - 6
 
Nominee 1:
Name:Sir Thomas Barclay
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1853
Year, Death:1941
Profession:Former journalist. Jurist. Political writer. Advocate of international law.
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
 
Nominee 2:
Name:Fyodor Fyodorovich (Frédéric) Martens
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1845
Year, Death:1909
Profession:Professor of International Law. Diplomat. International arbitrator.
University:St Petersburg
City:St Petersburg
Country:RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU)
 
Nominee 3:
Name:Theodore Roosevelt
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1858
Year, Death:1919
Profession:President (1901-09).
City:Washington, DC
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1906
 
Motivation:Barclay promoted arbitration, conciliation and international law. He was president of the British Chamber of Commerce 1899-1900. Barclay was a member of the Institute of International Law and deputy Chairman of the International Law Association. Martens advocated international arbitration and he also worked to establish a codification of the laws of war. He often acted as mediator in disputes between European states.Author of the book "La paix et la guerre". Roosevelt mediated in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05). His efforts led to the peace treaty of 1905.
 
Nominator:
Name:Heinrich Harburger
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Institute of International Law.
City:Munich
Country:GERMANY (DE)