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La Fontaine, Henri (1854-1943)

A ULB jurist graduate, politician and Belgian pacifist, Henri La Fontaine created in 1883 the 'Belgian Arbitration and Peace Association.' He worked together with Paul Otlet in the establishing of Mundaneum. In 1907 he presided over the Permanent International Peace Bureau and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913.

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