Nicholas Murray Butler

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Nicholas Murray Butler was an American philosopher, diplomat, and long-serving president of Columbia University who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize for his work promoting international arbitration and peace.

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instanceOf Nobel Peace Prize laureate
diplomat
human
philosopher
university president
academicDiscipline education
philosophy
advocated League of Nations NERFINISHED
international arbitration
affiliation Carnegie Endowment for International Peace NERFINISHED
Columbia University
almaMater Columbia University NERFINISHED
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

Nobel Peace Prize
Order of the Crown of Italy NERFINISHED
birthDate 1862-04-02
birthPlace Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1947-12-07
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt Columbia University
endTime 1945
familyName Butler NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork international relations
peace studies
fullName Nicholas Murray Butler NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Nicholas
knownFor advocacy of world peace
presidency of Columbia University
promotion of international arbitration
languageSpoken English
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
nationality American
NobelPrizeCategory Peace NERFINISHED
NobelPrizeYear 1931
notableWork The International Mind NERFINISHED
The Meaning of Education NERFINISHED
occupation academic administrator
diplomat
educator
philosopher
participatedIn Hague peace conferences NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of Columbia University NERFINISHED
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sharedNobelPrizeWith Jane Addams NERFINISHED
startTime 1902

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