Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
The Nobel Peace Prize 1908
Nobel Co-recipient Fredrik Bajer
Name: Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Birth: 27 October 1844, Gothenburg, Sweden
Death: 20 February 1916, Stockholm, Sweden
Residence when prize awarded: Sweden
Award: Founder of Swedish Peace and Arbitration League, Formerly Member of Swedish Parliament, Writer
Field: Drama, Poetry, Prose
Without peace there is no freedom, individual or national. War and hostilities are a form of slavery. Under such conditions, laws are silent. Without peace there is nothing truly human. Peace is harmony. Harmony is the highest ideal of life.
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Klas Pontus Arnoldson. Author: Gen. Stab. Lit. Anst. (Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt) (Lithographic Institute General Staff). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Young Klas Pontus Arnoldson circa 1900. Source: Wikipedia
Young Klas Pontus Arnoldson circa 1900. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Klas Pontus Arnold. Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography