The Nobel Peace Prize 1958
Awarded on: 1958-11-10
"for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity"
Georges Pire
Born: 1910-02-10 in Dinant, Belgium
Gender: male
Field: Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)
Biography
Dominique Pire, O.P. was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace, in December 1958.