ARNOLDSON, KLAS PONTUS

kläs pônˈtəs ärˈnôldsōn, 1844–1916, Swedish journalist and peace advocate. His untiring efforts for peace were rewarded by the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Fredrik Bajer. A book he wrote on world peace (1900) was widely read. As a member (1882–87) of the Swedish Riksdag, he introduced a motion for permanent neutrality. In the union crisis in 1905, he opposed war with Norway. He founded several societies devoted to peace.

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The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-2000
Book by Louise S. Sherby; Oryx Press, 2002
Subjects: Biography--20th Century--Dictionaries, Nobel Prizes
...legal science in France. M.J.H. 1908 Arnoldson, Klas Pontus 460 Prize : Peace, 1908. Born: October...Sweden. Parents: Father, Olaf Andersson Arnoldson; Mother, Inga Hagbom von Seth Arnoldson. Nationality: Swedish. Religion: Christian...
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Scandinavia since 1500
Book by Byron J. Nordstrom; University of Minnesota Press, 2000
Subjects: Finland--History, Scandinavia--History
...republic, 52, 83 Armaments: Sweden, 336 Army: Sweden, 64-65 Arnason,j6n, 189 Arneberg, Arnstein, 286 Arnoldson, Klas Pontus, 292 Articles of Arboga, 33 Artisans, 282 Arts: eighteenth century, 133-35; medieval, 15; nineteenth...
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Peacemakers: Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
Book by Ann T. Keene; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Nobel Prizes--History--Juvenile Literature, Pacifists--Biography--Juvenile Literature, Peace--Awards--History--Juvenile Literature
...onetime soldier, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Klas Arnoldson for his many contributions to the cause of peace. Although...Laureates. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1988. Amoldson, Klas Pontus. In Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders...


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Arnoldson, Klas Pontus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARNOLDSON, KLAS PONTUS klas pon t s ar noldson, 1844 1916, Swedish journalist and peace advocate. His untiring efforts for peace were rewarded by the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Fredrik Bajer . A book he wrote on world peace...


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