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Ducommun, Élie
(Encyclopedia)Ducommun, Élie ālēˈ dükômöNˈ [key], 1833–1906, Swiss journalist and pacifist. He organized (1891) the International Peace Bureau at Bern and shared the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize with C. A. Goba...Gobat, Charles Albert
(Encyclopedia)Gobat, Charles Albert shärl älbĕrˈ gōbäˈ [key], 1843–1914, Swiss statesman. He took part in government affairs, wrote on international law, and helped found (1902) an international peace bure...pacifism
(Encyclopedia)pacifism, advocacy of opposition to war through individual or collective action against militarism. Although complete, enduring peace is the goal of all pacifism, the methods of achieving it differ. S...Nobel Prizes (table)
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