The Nobel Peace Prize 1934
Awarded on: 1934-12-10
"for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace"
Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane)
Born: 1872-12-26 in Holbeach, United Kingdom
Gender: male
Field: British politician and Nobel Laureate
Biography
Sir Ralph Norman Angell was a lecturer, journalist, author and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace, particularly through writings that argued that modern economic interdependence made war irrational and self-defeating.