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Élie Ducommun

1833 - 1906

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Élie Ducommun (19 February 1833, Geneva – 7 December 1906, Bern) was a Swiss peace activist. He was a Nobel laureate, awarded the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat. Born in Geneva, he worked as a tutor, language teacher, journalist and a translator for the Swiss federal Chancellery (1869–1873). In 1867 he helped to found the Ligue de la paix et de la liberté (League of Peace and Freedom), though he continued working at other positions, including secretary for the Jura-Simplon Steel Company from 1873 to 1891. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Élie Ducommun is the 24th most popular social activist (up from 32nd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Social Activist.

Élie Ducommun is most famous for his work with the Red Cross. He was the president of the Swiss branch of the Red Cross and he was also the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Élie Ducommun ranks 24 out of 840. Before him are Jean-Paul Marat, Gustav I of Sweden, Mary Harris Jones, Peter Kropotkin, Betty Williams, and W. E. B. Du Bois. After him are Sophia of Prussia, Emily Greene Balch, Guy Fawkes, Robert Owen, Margaret Sanger, and Shirin Ebadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Élie Ducommun ranks 4. Before him are Alfred Nobel, Johannes Brahms, and Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. After him are Alexander Borodin, Wilhelm Dilthey, Benjamin Harrison, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Alfred von Schlieffen, J. E. B. Stuart, and Jonas Lie. Among people deceased in 1906, Élie Ducommun ranks 6. Before him are Paul Cézanne, Pierre Curie, Henrik Ibsen, Christian IX of Denmark, and Ludwig Boltzmann. After him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Raja Ravi Varma, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Susan B. Anthony, and Georgy Gapon.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Élie Ducommun ranks 18 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), Paul Klee (1879), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Charles Albert Gobat (1843), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), and K. Alex Müller (1927). After him are Johann Bernoulli (1667), Francesco Borromini (1599), Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Albert I of Germany (1255), Johanna Spyri (1827), and Alberto Giacometti (1901).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Switzerland

Among social activists born in Switzerland, Élie Ducommun ranks 4. Before him are Henry Dunant (1828), Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), and Jean-Paul Marat (1743). After him are Jean Ziegler (1934), Gustave Moynier (1826), Hector Hodler (1887), Felix Manz (1498), and Bruno Manser (1954).

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