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Henri La Fontaine
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Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943)
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Henri La Fontaine was a Belgian politician, lawyer, bibliographer, and pacifist. Born in Brussels in 1854, he served as a senator and was educated at the Université libre de Bruxelles. His professional work focused on bibliography, documentation science, international relations, and international law. He wrote in French and is recognized in the Nobel Peace collection.
La Fontaine received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated for the award and is noted for works such as *Création d'un enseignement social international en Belgique*, *Bibliographia bibliographica universalis*, and *Bibliographia sociologica*. He died in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe in 1943 and is buried in Brussels Cemetery. His archives are held at the Mundaneum.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1854
- Died
- 1943
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Création d'un enseignement social international en Belgique
- Bibliographia bibliographica universalis
- Conference bibliographique internationale, Bruxelles, 1895
- ... Bibliographia sociologica
- Conférence bibliographique internationale
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1913
“for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henri
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Brussels
- Place of death
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
- Sibling
- Léonie La Fontaine
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- Université libre de Bruxelles
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Field of work
- international law
- Image
- HenriLaFontaine.jpg
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- Commons category
- Henri La Fontaine
- date of birth
- 1854-04-22
- date of death
- 1943-05-14
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- writing language
- French
- archives at
- Mundaneum
- P12749
- Kachaghakaberd
- place of burial
- Brussels Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri La Fontaine ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."
Biography
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