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Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [4] Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years, and was the quorum president from 2015
Sean MacBride Peace Prize: International Peace Bureau: Person or organisation who has done outstanding work for peace, disarmament, and/or human rights (since 1992) Germany: Stuttgart Peace Prize: Die AnStifter: To people or projects involved in a special way for peace, justice, and world solidarity Italy: Art, Science and Peace Prize
Unlike the other prizes, the Peace Prize is occasionally awarded to an organisation (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, a three-time recipient) rather than an individual. The Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901 to Frédéric Passy and Henry Dunant , who shared a prize of 150,782 Swedish kronor (equal to 7,731,004 ...
Different organisations are responsible for awarding the individual prizes; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Swedish Academy awards the Prize in Literature; the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. [3]
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) 1993 South Africa: 1st President of South Africa (10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999) Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995) 1994 Israel: 5th Prime Minister of Israel (3 June 1974 – 20 June 1977) (13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995) For their efforts to create peace in the Middle East. [25]
The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. The Nobel laureate receives a diploma, a medal, and a document confirming the prize amount. [ 33 ] The money awarded varies over time, depending on the profitability of the Nobel bequest's investments and the exchange rate to the recipient's local currency.
In 1947, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) (previously known as the Friends Service Council) jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of all Quakers around the world "for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human ...
Irwin Martin Abrams (February 24, 1914 – December 16, 2010) was a long-time professor of history at Antioch College, a pioneer in the field of peace research, and a global authority on the Nobel Peace Prize. His book, The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates, first published in 1988 and subsequently updated and revised, is regarded as the ...