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  Ducommun, Elie
Elie Ducommun (February 19, 1833-December 7, 1906), Swiss journalist, eloquent lecturer, business executive, steadfast advocate of peace, was born in Geneva, the son of a clock maker whose original home was in Neuchâtel.
Ducommun, meanwhile, gave virtually every spare moment at his disposal to his work for peace, most notably after 1890 when he consented to organize and to direct the International Bureau of Peace.
Elie Ducommun died at the age of seventy-three of a disease of the heart and lungs.
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 Élie Ducommun
Élie Ducommun (February 19, 1833-December 7, 1906) was a winner of the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat[?].
Born in Geneva, he worked as a tutor, language teacher, journalist, and editor, as well as a translator for the Swiss federal Chancellery (1869-1873).
He was awarded in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902, and served as director of the organization until his death in 1906.
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Élie Ducommun died at the age of seventy-three of a disease of the heart and lungs.
Élie Ducommun — Nobel Lecture Nobel Lecture HYPERLINK "http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1902/" \l "footnote*" *, May 16, 1904   The Futility of War Demonstrated by History War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages.
Since all assertions must be carefully examined in order to benefit from what they may contain, let us consult together, if you will, - the annals of history to see what war has managed to resolve and consolidate from the earliest times to the present day.
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 AllRefer.com - Elie Ducommun (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Elie Ducommun (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
Elie Ducommun[AlE´ dUkOmON´] Pronunciation Key, 1833–1906, Swiss journalist and pacifist.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ducommun, Élie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
DUCOMMUN, ÉLIE [Ducommun, Élie], 1833-1906, Swiss journalist and pacifist.
He organized (1891) the International Peace Bureau at Bern and shared the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize with C. Gobat.
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