The Nobel Peace Prize 1913
Awarded on: 1913-12-10
"for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism"
Henri La Fontaine
Born: 1854-04-22 in Brussels, Belgium
Gender: male
Field: Belgian politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1854–1913)
Biography
Henri La Fontaine, was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."