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Bertha Von Suttner

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The Resume

    (June 9, 1843-June 21, 1914)
    Born in Prague, Czech Republic
    Birth name was Bertha Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
    Author and anti-war activist
    Wrote the novel 'Die Waffen nieder!' ('Lay Down Your Arms,' 1889)
    President of the Austrian Peace Society
    Won the Nobel Peace Prize (1905)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a countess by birth, a baroness by marriage.
    She was governess to the von Suttner family and later eloped with the youngest son, Arthur.
    Her Nobel Prize may have been awarded more for her relationship with Alfred Nobel (she had been his secretary before her marriage and corresponded with him for the rest of his life) than her accomplishments.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was fluent in German, English, French and Italian.
    In a Berlin newspaper poll, she was declared one of the five most famous women in Europe (1903).
    Her correspondence with Nobel may have convinced him to establish a prize for peace.
    She was the first female winner of a Nobel Prize in any category.
    Leo Tolstoy compared the impact of ‘Die Waffen nieder’ on the peace movement with the influence of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ on the anti-slavery movement.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying