Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1935
Number:17 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Carl Albert Lindhagen
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1860
Year, Death:1946
Profession:Former mayor of Stockholm. Member of the Swedish parlament 1897-1917, 1919-1940
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Motivation:Lindhagen actively worked for a joint Scandinavian effort to promote civil law, and he also advocated disarmament and co-operation based on international law. He was a prominent member of the radical peace movement, and in 1932 he initiated a "People's Parliament". Its aim was to advocate disarmament issues.
 
Nominator:
Name: CI 6 members of the Swedish parliament (Asplund)
Gender:M
Profession:Members of parliament
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Comments: Lindhagen was one of legal advisor to the Alfred Nobel estate; in effect he became an associate executor. He also drafted the Nobel Foundation Charter in 1899.