Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1957
Number:8 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1905
Year, Death:1961
Profession:United Nations Secretary-General
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1961
 
Motivation:Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was nominated for his effective personal efforts to create peace. Hammarskjöld has contributed to the establishment of peace in the world in may ways, especially trough his position as General Secretary for the UN.
 
Nominator:
Name:Gunnar Hellén
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Swedish Parliament