Bertha von Suttner
Bertha von Suttner
The Nobel Peace Prize 1905
Name: Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner
Birth: 9 June 1843, Prague, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic
Death: 21 June 1914, Vienna, Austria
Residence at the time of the award: Austria
Role: Author of Lay Down Your Arms, Honorary President of Permanent International Peace Bureau, Berne, Switzerland
Field: peace movement
Generalissimo, Peace Movement. Author, ‘Lay Down Your Arms‘. Permanent International Peace Bureau. Vigorously opposed militaristic traditions. Eternal truth: happiness created, developed in peace. Eternal right: individual’s right to live.
“Inform me, convince me, and then I will do something great for the movement”, Alfred Nobel said to Bertha von Suttner.”
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When Bertha von Suttner’s mother was pregnant with her, her father passed away.
As a girl and young adult, Bertha von Suttner studied languages and music. At one time she aspired for an operatic career. She read voraciously and enjoyed an active social life enlivened by travel.