Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1939
Number:17 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Théodore Eugène César Ruyssen
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1868
Year, Death:1967
Profession:Former Professor of Philosophy.
University:University of Bordeaux
City:Bordeaux
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Motivation:Ruyssen was president of "La Paix par le Droit", the most prominent French peace association, and he was editor of the association's journal. He was an executive member of both the International Peace Bureau and "Ligue des Droits de l'Homme". Ruyssen promoted peace and disarmament, and he was secretary general of "Union des Associations pour la Société des Nations" (The Union of Associations of the League of Nations). He had been an important part of the international peace movement for more than 50 years.
 
Nominator:
Name:Hans Wehberg
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1885
Year, Death:1962
Profession:Member of the Institute of International Law. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.
City:Geneva
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
 
Comments: Wehberg nominated the Inter-Parliamentary Union as his primary choice. Ruyssen was the former secretary general of the Union Internationale des Associations pour la Société des Nations.