“Sir Norman Angell: The Nobel Peace Prize 1933: Biography”
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Norman Angell
Sir Ralph Norman Angell was a lecturer, journalist, author and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace, particularly through writings that argued that modern economic interdependence made war irrational and self-defeating.
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Born 26 December 1872 · Died 7 October 1967 · Q272224
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1983· 1 entry
For £8,000 (equivalent to £27,200 in 2025), being bought by his nephew, Eric Angell Lane
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1967· 2 entries
Died 1967-10-07.
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“It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion.”
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1940· 1 entry
To lecture in favour of American support for Britain in World War II, and remained there until after the publication of his autobiography in 1951
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1933· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace.
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1933).
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1931· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Bachelor (1931).
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And awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933
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1929· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1929–1931).
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1920· 1 entry
And was parliamentary candidate for Rushcliffe in the general election of 1922 and for Rossendale in 1923
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1914· 1 entry
Co-founded the Union of Democratic Control
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1913· 1 entry
“Canada's Best Service for British Ideals”
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1899· 1 entry
But they separated and he lived his last 55 years alone
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1898· 1 entry
Then moved to Paris to work as a sub-editor of the English-language Daily Messenger and then as a staff contributor to the newspaper Éclair
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1872· 1 entry
Born 1872-12-26.
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