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Élie Ducommun (1833–1906) was a Swiss journalist, politician, economist, and peace activist. Born in Geneva and later affiliated with Le Locle, he died in Bern. He wrote in French and worked in the field of opinion journalism. His notable works include *L'inutilité des guerres démontrée par l'histoire*, *La femme à travers les siècles*, *La fundamentoj de l'Pacifismo*, and *The probable consequences of a European war*.
Ducommun was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was also nominated for the award. His contributions are recognized in the Nobel Peace collection. His archives are held at the Swiss Literary Archives. He is the relative of Martin Brauen.
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- 1906
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- L'inutilité des guerres démontrée par l'histoire
- La femme à travers les siècles
- La fundamentoj de l'Pacifismo
- The probable consequences of a European war
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1902
“for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau”
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- Élie
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- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Bern
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- peace activist
- Languages spoken
- French
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- Nobel Peace Prize
- Field of work
- opinion journalism
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- Élie Ducommun
- date of birth
- 1833-02-19
- date of death
- 1906-12-07
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- relative
- Martin Brauen
- archives at
- Swiss Literary Archives
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Le Locle
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Encyclopedic overview
Élie Ducommun (19 February 1833, Geneva – 7 December 1906, Bern) was a Swiss peace activist. He was a Nobel laureate, awarded the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat.
Born in Geneva, he worked as a tutor, language teacher, journalist and a translator for the Swiss federal Chancellery (1869–1873).
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