Tobias Asser
1838 – 1913 · aged 75
Dutch lawyer and legal scholar (1838-1913)
- Born
- 28 Apr 1838 · Amsterdam
- Died
- 29 Jul 1913 · The Hague
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- 28 Apr 1838BornBorn in Amsterdam
- 1897RolePresident of the Institut de Droit International
- 1898RolePresident of the Institut de Droit International
- 1911AwardHonorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin
- 1911AwardNobel Peace Prize
- 1913AwardHonorary doctor of Leiden University
- 29 Jul 1913DiedDied in The Hague
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Major world events during their lifetime (1838 – 1913).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Tobias Michael Carel Asser (Dutch: [ˈtoːbijɑs miˈɕɛl ˈkaːrəl ˈɑsər]; 28 April 1838 – 29 July 1913) was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar.
In 1911, he won the Nobel Peace Prize (together with Alfred Fried) for his role in the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the First Hague Peace Conference in 1899 and for his achievements in establishing the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).
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