Élie Ducommun
(1833-1906)

Swiss Journalist, Peace Activist
First Director of the International Peace Bureau
1902 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

birthdate: February 19
birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland

Élie Ducommun was a Swiss journalist and pacifist who received the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping to establish the International Peace Bureau, the first international non-governmental peace organization.

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