Klas Pontus Arnoldson

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Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Born	(1844-10-27)27 October 1844 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	20 February 1916(1916-02-20) (aged 71) Stockholm, Sweden
Awards	Nobel Peace Prize (1908)

Klas Pontus Arnoldson (27 October 1844 – 20 February 1916) was a

Early life

Arnoldson became the railway clerk and rose to the post of stationmaster in the year 1871 to 1881. He left the railways and devoted entirely into politics. In 1881, he was elected to the riksdag, the Swedish parliament.

Works

He attempted to shape the public opinion of both Norway and Sweden in favour of peaceful settlement. He also wrote journalistic pieces such as "Is World Peace Possible?", "Religion in the Light of Research", and "The Hope of the Centuries".^[2]

See also

• List of peace activists

References

External links

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• Klas Pontus Arnoldson on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1908 World Referendum
• Klas Pontus Arnoldson at Find a Grave

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