Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1947
Number:19 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name: Society of Friends (Quakers)
Year, Birth:1647
City:London
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1947
 
Motivation:The Society of Friends was nominated for their efforts to advocate peace and brotherhood.
 
Nominator 1:
Name:Ole Fredrik Olden
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1879
Year, Death:1963
Profession:Member of the Norwegian parliament
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Nominator 2:
Name:Nils Lavik
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Norwegian parliament
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Nominator 3:
Name:Jakob Lothe
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Norwegian parliament
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Nominator 4:
Name:Erling Wikborg
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Norwegian parliament
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Comments: The Society of Friends was a Quaker Organization that included the Friends Service Council (London) and the American Friends Service Committee (Washington). Erling Wikborg was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee 1968-1970.