Frederic Passy was an economist and a peace activist who received the first Nobel Peace Prize, along with Henry Dunant, in 1901.
Passy was born in Paris, France, on 20th May 1822. Passy’s work for peace began during the Crimean War. His essays and lectures, which came out in 1857, made him famous throughout the country.
Passy was also one of the founders of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an organization for cooperation between the elected representatives of different countries.
Despite his age, Passy kept up his work for peace. In 1905, when the conflict over the union between Sweden and Norway peaked, Passy declared that a peaceful solution would make him a hundred times happier than when he received the Nobel Prize. Passy witnessed his wish fulfilled. His endurance of a life-time for world peace gained him the name ‘apostle of peace’. He died on 12th June 1912.
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