Anna B. Eckstein | |
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Born | Bernhardine Anna Eckstein[1] 14 June 1868[1] |
Died | 16 October 1947 Coburg, American zone, Occupied Germany | (aged 79)
Known for | Peace activism |
Anna Bernhardine Eckstein (14 June 1868 – 16 October 1947) was a German champion of world peace, who trained as a teacher and campaigned for peace across the world. She gathered six million signatures on a petition and, in 1913, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The outbreak of the First World War interrupted her plans but her ideas influenced the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928.