Friday, November 6, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize 1901

The Nobel Peace Prize was announced by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and was awarded for the first time in 1901.



Frédéric Passy


Frederic Passy was a political and a French economist, he was born in Paris on May 20, 1822 and died on June 12, 1912. The tradition of the French civil service was strong in Passy’s family in fact educated as a lawyer, Frederic Passy entered the civil service.
He is famous because he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 because it was the founder and the president of “Société française pour l'arbitrage entre nations”.
This society was born because he wanted in 1867 tried to avert possible war between France and Prussia, he founded the «Ligue internationale et permanente de la paix». When the society became a casualty of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, he reorganized it under the title «Société française des amis de la paix» after the company was called «Société française pour l'arbitrage entre nations», established in 1889 and later Passy became known as the «apostle of peace».







Henry Dunant


Henry Dunant was a  Swiss humanist and a philanthropist entrepreneur. He was born on May 8, 1828 into a wealthy home and he died on June 12, 1912 in a hospice. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 (the first year it was awarded this recognition) for founding the Red Cross. Dunant poured his money and time into the cause, traveled over most of Europe obtaining promises from governments to sent representatives. Today the Red Cross is the greatest humanitarian organization of the world.. He devoted himself to the issue of the abolition of slavery.
Leandro, Simona and Tatiana

2 comments:

  1. f. passi was a very important character, his political reforms and social reforms demonstrate his desire to meet his country. his culture and his intelligenge were used to carry the france in times of crises.

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  2. Henry Dunant is the first man to have won the Nobel Prize because he founded the Red Cross. This organization is very important because it is an association that helps many people in need. I think he has deservedly won the Nobel prize for peace because if today many people have improved their condition owes to Henry Dunant. Dunant was a very generous because he poured his money to do good in the world without obtaining any money.

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