Christian Lous Lange

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Christian Lous Lange
Born(1869-09-17)17 September 1869
Stavanger, Norway
Died11 December 1938(1938-12-11) (aged 69)
Oslo, Norway
AwardsNobel Peace Prize (1921)[1]

Christian Lous Lange (17 September 1869 – 11 December 1938) was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism.

Early life and education

He was born in

cand. philol. degree in 1893. He taught at secondary schools for many years and eventually returned to the University of Oslo to receive a doctorate
.

Career

In 1899, he had his first official role in the internationalist movement when he was appointed secretary of the committee organizing an

Second Hague Peace Conference
.

Lange rejoined the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 1909 when he was appointed secretary general of the organization, a position he would retain until 1933. As secretary general he oversaw the Union's move to

Central Organisation for Durable Peace
, among other activities. He was often called upon for his expertise in arbitration and arms control, in particular.

His intellectual support of internationalism was demonstrated by the first of a three volume historical treatise (Histoire de l'internationalisme). The work, published in 1919, was said to contribute to the ideological preparation for the League of Nations.[2] For this and all his other activities, Lange shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting in 1921.

Personal life and death

Lange died at the age of 69, one day after the 17th anniversary of his receipt of the Nobel Prize. He was the father of

Carl Viggo Manthey Lange, Halvard Lange and Christian August Manthey Lange
.

His daughter Thora was a history and language teacher, from 1938 at

Ullevål Hospital in December.[3][4]

Lange was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jain, C. "Awards - Nobel Peace Prize". Christian Lange Facts.
  2. ^ "Christian Lange – Biography". Nobelprize.org Retrieved October 11, 2010
  3. Våre falne 1939-1945
    . Vol. 3. Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 63. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ Midtvik, Målfrid (1948). "Thora Manthey Lange". In Faaland; Midtvik; Sandvik (eds.). Stabekk kommunale høgre skole. Ved 25-årsjubileet 1948 (in Norwegian). pp. 74–75.
  5. ^ "Upprop". Norsk Tidend. 1936-05-05.

External links

  • Christian Lous Lange on Nobelprize.org Edit this at Wikidata including the Nobel Lecture, December 13, 1921 Internationalism
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