Nicholas Murray Butler
Nobel Prize laureate in Peace 1931
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Nicholas Murray Butler, born on April 2, 1862, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was an American educator and diplomat. He served as president of Columbia University and played a key role in promoting global peace. In 1931, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his assiduous efforts to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in his nation and in all of mankind. Butler passed away on December 7, 1947.
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- Who is Nicholas Murray Butler?
- Nicholas Murray Butler, born on April 2, 1862, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was an American educator and diplomat. He served as president of Columbia University and played a key role in promoting global peace. In 1931, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his assiduous efforts to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in his nation and in all of mankind. Butler passed away on December 7, 1947.
- In what year did Nicholas Murray Butler win the Nobel Prize?
- 1931 — Peace