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Alfred Hermann Fried
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Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1864–1921)
Alfred Hermann Fried was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, journalist, and publicist who dedicated his life to promoting peace during a turbulent period in European history. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work, making him one of the notable voices advocating for non-violence and international cooperation in the early 20th century.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1911
“for his effort to expose and fight what he considers to be the main cause of war, namely, the anarchy in international relations”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- journalist
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Alfred Hermann Fried nobel.jpg
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- Alfred Hermann Fried
- date of birth
- 1864-11-11
- date of death
- 1921-05-05
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- Alfred Hermann Friede
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Feuerhalle Simmering, grave of Alfred Hermann Fried Alfred Hermann Fried ( German pronunciation: [ˈʔalfʁeːt ˈhɛʁman ˈfʁiːt]; 11 November 1864 – 4 May 1921) was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner (with Tobias Asser) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911. Fried was also a supporter of Esperanto. He is the author of an Esperanto textbook and an Esperanto–German and German–Esperanto dictionary, first published in 1903 and republished in 1905.
Life
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