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{{short description|14th Prime Minister of Belgium and human rights activist}}
{{short description|14th Prime Minister of Belgium and human rights activist}}
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|name        = Auguste Beernaert
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|successor2  = [[Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer]]
|successor2  = [[Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer]]
|birth_date  = {{birth date|df=yes|1829|7|26}}
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|birth_place  = [[Ostend]], [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]]<br><small>(now [[Belgium]])</small>
|birth_place  = [[Ostend]], [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]]<br/><small>(now [[Belgium]])</small>
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|death_place  = [[Lucerne]], Switzerland
|death_place  = [[Lucerne]], Switzerland
|party        = [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]]
|party        = [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]]
|alma_mater  = [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]]<br>[[Heidelberg University]]
|alma_mater  = [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]]<br/>[[Heidelberg University]]
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'''Auguste Marie François Beernaert''' (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the [[prime minister of Belgium]] from October 1884 to March 1894, and the 1909 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate.
'''Auguste Marie François Beernaert''' (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the [[prime minister of Belgium]] from October 1884 to March 1894, and the 1909 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate.
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Born in [[Ostend]] in the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]] 1829, he entered the Faculty of Law at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]] at age 17. He finished five years later with greatest distinction.<ref>Jean Bartelous, ''Nos Premiers Ministres, de Léopold I<sup>er</sup> à Albert I<sup>er</sup>'', 1983, Bruxelles, éd. J. M. Collet, p. 171.</ref>
Born in [[Ostend]] in the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]] 1829, he entered the Faculty of Law at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]] at age 17. He finished five years later with greatest distinction.<ref>Jean Bartelous, ''Nos Premiers Ministres, de Léopold I<sup>er</sup> à Albert I<sup>er</sup>'', 1983, Bruxelles, éd. J. M. Collet, p. 171.</ref>


He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under [[Jules Malou]], greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the [[Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)|Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907]]. He was also co-winner (with [[Paul d'Estournelles de Constant]]) of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1909 for his work at the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]. He was chosen as president of the panel established under the rules of that organization in the [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar#Case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration|Sarvarkar Case]] in 1911. A year later, he died in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland. A lawyer by profession, he served as Minister of Public Works. He served as prime minister and [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] from 1884 to 1894. He held the post of president of the international law of association from 1903 to 1905. He was Belgium's first representative to the Hague peace conferences in 1899 and 1907. In the year 1912 he was hospitalised in Lucerne, where he died of pneumonia.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under [[Jules Malou]], greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the [[Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)|Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907]], presiding at the Hague Peace Conference of 1907.<ref>[[Paul Errera]], "Belgium", ''Britannica Year-Book 1913'', edited by [[Hugh Chisholm]] (London and New York, 1913), p. 969.</ref> He was also co-winner (with [[Paul d'Estournelles de Constant]]) of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1909 for his work at the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]. He was chosen as president of the panel established under the rules of that organization in the [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar#Case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration|Sarvarkar Case]] in 1911. A year later, he died in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland. A lawyer by profession, he served as Minister of Public Works. He served as prime minister and [[Minister of Finance (Belgium)|Minister of Finance]] from 1884 to 1894. He held the post of president of the international law of association from 1903 to 1905. He was Belgium's first representative to the Hague peace conferences in 1899 and 1907. In the year 1912 he was hospitalised in Lucerne, where he died of pneumonia.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==

Latest revision as of 21:40, 30 October 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Auguste Marie François Beernaert (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the prime minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894, and the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Auguste Beernaert around 1900

Life

Born in Ostend in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1829, he entered the Faculty of Law at the Catholic University of Leuven at age 17. He finished five years later with greatest distinction.[1]

He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under Jules Malou, greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907, presiding at the Hague Peace Conference of 1907.[2] He was also co-winner (with Paul d'Estournelles de Constant) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909 for his work at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He was chosen as president of the panel established under the rules of that organization in the Sarvarkar Case in 1911. A year later, he died in Lucerne, Switzerland. A lawyer by profession, he served as Minister of Public Works. He served as prime minister and Minister of Finance from 1884 to 1894. He held the post of president of the international law of association from 1903 to 1905. He was Belgium's first representative to the Hague peace conferences in 1899 and 1907. In the year 1912 he was hospitalised in Lucerne, where he died of pneumonia.

Achievements

He was the primary force behind proposals to unify international maritime law. A number of conventions dealing with collision and assistance at sea drawn up in 1910 were soon signed by many nations.

References

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  1. ↑ Jean Bartelous, Nos Premiers Ministres, de Léopold Ier à Albert Ier, 1983, Bruxelles, éd. J. M. Collet, p. 171.
  2. ↑ Paul Errera, "Belgium", Britannica Year-Book 1913, edited by Hugh Chisholm (London and New York, 1913), p. 969.

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