Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
Italian soldier and Nobel laureate
Born
September 20th, 1833
191 years ago
Died
February 10th, 1918
107 years ago — 84 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
Italy
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Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1907
Advocated for peace and disarmament in journalism
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