Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1904
Number:19 - 2
 
Nominee 1:
Name: The Permanent International Peace Bureau
Profession:Central office through which peace activities could be coordinated
City:Bern
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1910
 
Nominee 2:
Name: The Inter-Parliamentary Union
City:Bern
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
 
Motivation:The Peace Bureau organized peace conferences, and it collected and published peace literature. It was the heart of the European peace movement, and it co-ordinated the activities of the various national and non-governmental peace organizations. The Inter-Parliamentary Union promoted international arbitration and organized annual inter-parliamentary conferences.
 
Nominator:
Name:Charles Auguste Benjamin H Houzeau de Lehaie
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1832
Year, Death:1922
Profession:Member of the Belgian parliament
City:Brussels
Country:BELGIUM (BE)
 
Comments: De Lehaie nominated both Bertha von Suttner and Fredrik Bajer, the former being his primary choice. If the prize was to be awarded an institution, he suggested the Permanent International Peace Bureau or the Inter-Parliamentary Union.