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'''Bertha von Suttner''' (Bertha Félicie Sophie Gräfin, Freifrau von Suttner, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. Pseudonym Bertha Oulot. | '''Bertha von Suttner''' (Bertha Félicie Sophie Gräfin, Freifrau ("Baroness") von Suttner, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. Pseudonym Bertha Oulot. | ||
Most known for her novel ''Die Waffen nieder!'' (1889; transl. "Lay Down Your Arms!"), which was an international sensation for its pacifism. Her pacifism arose from her free-thought rationality, and led her into significant activisim. She founded an Austrian pacifist organization, a pacifist journal ''Die Waffen nieder!'', and was a significant influence on Alfred Nobel, leading him to establish the peace prize in its will. | Most known for her novel ''Die Waffen nieder!'' (1889; transl. "Lay Down Your Arms!"), which was an international sensation for its pacifism. Her pacifism arose from her free-thought rationality, and led her into significant activisim. She founded an Austrian pacifist organization, a pacifist journal ''Die Waffen nieder!'', and was a significant influence on Alfred Nobel, leading him to establish the peace prize in its will — which she won in 1905. | ||
She was active in the peace movement until her death, working on a planned 21st Peace Congress scheduled for September 1914. On June 21, 1914, she died, just two months before WWI broke out, putting an end to plans for the 21st Peace Congress. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
* ''Es Löwos'' biographical | |||
* ''Inventarium einer Seele'' (transl., Inventory of a Soul; first initial thoughts on how society might evolve to achieve peace) | |||
* ''Das Maschinenzeitalter'' (1889) (transl., The Machine Age; a critique of nationalism and militarism) | |||
* ''Die Waffen nieder!'' (1889) (transl., "Lay Down Your Arms!"; a heroine suffers all the horrors of war; compared to Harriet Beecher Stowe's ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' in influence) | |||
* Numerous novels | |||
==Biographies== | ==Biographies== | ||
* Ellen K.S. Key, ''Florence Nightingale und Baroness von Suttner'' (1919) | * Ellen K.S. Key, ''Florence Nightingale und Baroness von Suttner'' (1919) | ||
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1905/suttner-bio.html Nobel Prize biography] | |||
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[[Category:Pacifists]] | [[Category:Pacifists]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 29 November 2010
Bertha von Suttner (Bertha Félicie Sophie Gräfin, Freifrau ("Baroness") von Suttner, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. Pseudonym Bertha Oulot.
Most known for her novel Die Waffen nieder! (1889; transl. "Lay Down Your Arms!"), which was an international sensation for its pacifism. Her pacifism arose from her free-thought rationality, and led her into significant activisim. She founded an Austrian pacifist organization, a pacifist journal Die Waffen nieder!, and was a significant influence on Alfred Nobel, leading him to establish the peace prize in its will — which she won in 1905.
She was active in the peace movement until her death, working on a planned 21st Peace Congress scheduled for September 1914. On June 21, 1914, she died, just two months before WWI broke out, putting an end to plans for the 21st Peace Congress.
Bibliography
- Es Löwos biographical
- Inventarium einer Seele (transl., Inventory of a Soul; first initial thoughts on how society might evolve to achieve peace)
- Das Maschinenzeitalter (1889) (transl., The Machine Age; a critique of nationalism and militarism)
- Die Waffen nieder! (1889) (transl., "Lay Down Your Arms!"; a heroine suffers all the horrors of war; compared to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in influence)
- Numerous novels
Biographies
- Ellen K.S. Key, Florence Nightingale und Baroness von Suttner (1919)
- Nobel Prize biography