Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1926
Number:4 - 4
 
Nominee 1:
Name:Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1863
Year, Death:1937
Profession:Foreign Secretary (1924 - 1929).
City:London
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1925
 
Nominee 2:
Name:Aristide Pierre Henri Briand
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1862
Year, Death:1932
Profession:Jurist and journalist. Member of parliament. Prime Minister. Foreign Minister
City:Paris
Country:FRANCE (FR)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1926
 
Motivation:Briand and Chamberlain were nominated for their efforts to conclude the Pact of Locarno in 1925. Proponents of reconciliation, arbitration and negotiation. The Pact of Locarno sought to normalize relations between Germany and its former enemies. It intended to secure peace in western Europe by eliminating the possibility of border disputes involving Germany, whereby Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy mutually guaranteed peace in western Europe.
 
Nominator:
Name:Wilhelm Keilhau
Gender:M
Profession:Advisor to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
University:University of Oslo
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Comments: Keilhau suggested that the prize for 1926 was divided between Briand and Chamberlain, while the reserved prize for 1925 was divided between Luther and Stresemann. The reserved prize for 1925 was divided between Charles Dawes and Chamberlain. The prize for 1926 was divided between Briand and Stresemann.