La Fontaine, Henri, 1854-1943
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Henri La Fontaine (22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913. With his close friend Paul Otlet, he founded the International Federation for Information and Documentation (1895) and the Union of International Associations (1907).
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Abrams, Irwin, 1914-2010. Collection, 1948-[ongoing]. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | International Peace Bureau. Collected records, 1889-[ongoing] 1900-1948 (bulk) | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | International Peace Bureau. Collected records, 1889-1974 (bulk 1900-1948). | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | George Sarton additional papers, 1901-1956 | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Abrams, Irwin, 1914-2010. | person |
| founderOf | International Federation for Information and Documentation | corporateBody |
| leaderOf | International Peace Bureau. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Peace Bureau. | corporateBody |
| acquaintanceOf | Otlet, Paul, 1868-1944 | person |
| correspondedWith | Sarton, George, 1884-1956 | person |
| founderOf | Union of International Associations. | corporateBody |
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| Brussels | BRU | BE | |
| Brussels | BRU | BE | |
| Brussels | BRU | BE |
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| Activists, Peace |
| Documentation |
| Peace-building |
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| Executives |
| Information scientists |
| Lawyers |
| Nobel Prize winners |
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Birth 1854-04-22
Death 1943-05-14
Belgians
French
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