Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1931
Number:28 - 2
 
Nominee:
Name:Baron Paul von Schoenaich
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1866
Year, Death:1954
Profession:Former Major-General. Peace worker
City:Berlin
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Motivation:Schoenaich was a former army officer who, because of his knowledge of military technology, became an opponent to war and advocate of democracy, pacifism and radical disarmament. He became president of the German Peace Association (Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft). Schoenaich also held several peace lectures and he wrote extensively on peace.
 
Nominator:
Name:Heinrich Ströbel
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the German parliament
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Comments: Schoenaich was one of the few German imperial officers who actively began to promote peace and pacifism.