Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1921
Number:3 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Herbert Clark Hoover
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1874
Year, Death:1964
Profession:US food administrator (1917-19). Minister of Commerce (1921-29)
City:Washington, DC
State:DC
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
 
Motivation:Hoover was the chief Allied relief administrator during World War I (1914-1919) and later chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium. He was appointed national food administrator to stimulate production and conserve supplies when the USA entered into the war.
 
Nominator:
Name:P.O. von Törne
Gender:M
Profession:Professor of Nordic History
University:Åbo Academy University
City:Turku (Åbo)
Country:FINLAND (FI)