Klas Pontus Arnoldson
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Died | 20 February 1916 | (aged 71)
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1908) |
Klas Pontus Arnoldson (27 October 1844 – 20 February 1916) was a
second Chamber
of 1882–1887.
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
References
- ISBN 978-1-60899-248-5.
- ^ Klas Pontus Arnoldson – Facts. NobelPrize.org.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Klas Pontus Arnoldson.
- Klas Pontus Arnoldson on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1908 World Referendum
- Klas Pontus Arnoldson at Find a Grave