Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1920
Number:13 - 4
 
Nominee:
Name:Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1856
Year, Death:1924
Profession:President (1913-1921).
City:Washington, DC
State:DC
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1919
 
Motivation:Wilson advocated international law and arbitration. In January 1917 he had made an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the belligerents to end the war, calling for a "peace without victory". After the USA had entered the war, Wilson outlined his view on a post-war settlement through his "Fourteen points". These became the guiding principles for the Paris Peace Conference (1919-20), and included the establishment of the League of Nations. However, Wilson failed to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, and the USA did not join the League of Nations.
 
Nominator:
Name:Théodore Eugène César Ruyssen
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1868
Year, Death:1967
Profession:Professor. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.
University:University of Bordeaux
City:Bordeaux
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Comments: Ruyssen also mentioned the editorial staff of the periodical "La Paix par le Droit" as a candidate. Later he added The Permanent International Peace Bureau. In 1920 Wilson received the reserved prize for 1919.