Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1948
Number:6 - 4
 
Nominee:
Name:Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1869
Year, Death:1948
Profession:Jurist. Leader of Indian nationalist, independence and social justice movements
City:Delhi
Country:INDIA (IN)
 
Motivation:Gandhi advocated racial, social and political peace, and he was "a living incarnation of the ideal of peace itself" while leading the Indian nationalist movement in a non-violent struggle against British rule. The nominators emphasized Gandhi's work for peaceful conflict settlement.
 
Nominator:
Name: 5 professors of Philosophy at Columbia University (Herbert Schneider)
Gender:M
Profession:Professors of Philosophy
University:Columbia University
City:New York
State:NY
Country:UNITED STATES (US)