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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 1930s (56) 1937 (7) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1860s (52) 1864 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) United Kingdom (101) Cavendish Square (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1950s (45) 1958 (8) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) United Kingdom (86) Danehill (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) R (80) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name A-D (195) C (49) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name L-R (156) R (59) Robert (29) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 70 - 79 (179) 74 (21) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Management Occupations (53) Top Executives (53) Legislators (53) 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) Minister/Secretary (3) 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) Oxford (69) University of Oxford (69) Alumni (29) 43. Affilliation with Secondary School 43. Affilliation with Secondary School Europe (60) Europe, western (50) United Kingdom (27) Berkshire (2) Eton College (2) complete name: The Right Honourable Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood nobel prize: peace award year: 1937 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Peace Prize 1937 was awarded to Cecil of Chelwood, Viscount (Lord Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil)." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture birth name: Robert Gascoyne Viscount Cecil given name: Robert family name: Cecil occupation: lawyer occupation: politician occupation: diplomat occupation: Esperantist work location: United Nations, Headquarters of the United Nations description: The Right Honourable Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom. He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Peace Prize 1937. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1937/summary/> date birth: 1864 date death: 1958 usual name: Edgar Cecil