Tobias Asser
1838 – 1913 Netherlands
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Who was Tobias Asser?
Dutch jurist and diplomat who won the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in international arbitration and the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Tobias Asser (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Peace | 1911 | for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations |
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