Wateler Peace Prize

Wateler Peace Prize

The Wateler Peace Prize is awarded annually by the Dutch Carnegie Foundation and is named for J.G.D. Wateler who, upon his death on July 22, 1927 "bequeathed his estate to the Dutch State, under the proviso that the annual revenue accruing from it should be expended upon the awarding of a prize to those who have made themselves meritorious in the cause of peace." [ [http://www.carnegie-stichting.nl/watelerfundhist-eng.htm THE WATELER FUND. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.] .]

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*List of prizes, medals, and awards

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