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Charles Albert Gobat

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Charles Albert Gobat

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Also known as Charles A. Gobat

Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914)

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Charles Albert Gobat was a Swiss politician, lawyer, and jurist. Born in Tramelan in 1843, he was educated at the University of Basel and Heidelberg University. He was a member of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland and worked in Bern, where he also died in 1914.

Gobat was a French speaker and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which he received. He is recognized in the Nobel Peace collection. His child was Marguerite Gobat.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize1902

    “for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Albert
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Tramelan
Place of death
Bern
Occupation
lawyer
Languages spoken
French
Image
Charles Albert Gobat2.jpg
Work location
Bern
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Charles Albert Gobat
date of birth
1843-05-21
date of death
1914-03-16
name in native language
Charles Albert Gobat
nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Crémines
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Encyclopedic overview

Signature Charles Albert Gobat ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl albɛʁ ɡɔba]; 21 May 1843 – 16 March 1914) was a Swiss lawyer, educational administrator, and politician who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize with Élie Ducommun in 1902 for their leadership of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.

Birth and education

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