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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Peace (130) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1950s (72) 1959 (7) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1880s (52) 1889 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) United Kingdom (101) London (16) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1980s (66) 1982 (5) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) United Kingdom (86) London (22) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) P (45) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) N (23) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name L-R (156) P (34) Philip (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Quaker (5) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 70 - 79 (179) 71 (22) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (70) Health Technologists and Technicians (1) Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics (1) Paramedics (1) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) United Kingdom (110) 35. Worked for Government 35. Worked for Government Europe (31) Europe, western (20) United Kingdom (12) Leader (10) Legislator (6) 36. Government Status at Award Time 36. Government Status at Award Time After office (37) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) United Kingdom (235) Cambridge (118) University of Cambridge (118) Alumni (69) London (82) London School of Economics and Political Science (20) Long-term academic staff (9) North America (529) United States (521) Northeastern states (374) Connecticut (61) New Haven (61) Yale University (61) Short-term academic staff (23) complete name: The Right Honourable Philip Noel-Baker nobel prize: peace award year: 1959 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Peace Prize 1959 was awarded to Philip J. Noel-Baker." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Philip family name: Noel-Baker occupation: politician occupation: diplomat occupation: paramedic occupation: athletics competitor occupation: peace activist field of work: international relations work location: London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom description: The Right Honourable Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician, diplomat, academic, outstanding amateur athlete, and renowned campaigner for disarmament. He carried the British team flag and won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. Noel-Baker is the only person to have won an Olympic medal, and received a Nobel Prize. He was a Labour member of parliament from 1929 to 1931 and from 1936 to 1970, serving in several ministerial offices and the cabinet. He became a life peer in 1977. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Peace Prize 1959. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1959/summary/> date birth: 1889 date death: 1982 usual name: Philip Noel-Baker
