The Nobel Peace Prize 1901
Awarded on: 1901-12-10
"for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration"
Frédéric Passy
Born: 1822-05-20 in Paris, France
Gender: male
Field: French economist and pacifist (1822–1912)
Biography
Frédéric Passy was a French economist and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He was also an author and politician, sitting in the Chamber of Deputies from 1881 until 1889. He was a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his work in the European peace movement.