Bertha von Suttner

Bertha von Suttner
Suttner c. 1906
Born
Bertha Sophie Felicitas Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau

(1843-06-09)9 June 1843
Died21 June 1914(1914-06-21) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Pacifist, novelist
SpouseArthur Gundaccar von Suttner
AwardsNobel Peace Prize, 1905
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Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicitas von Suttner (pronounced [ˈbɛʁtaː fɔn ˈzʊtnɐ]; née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau;[1] 9 June 1843 – 21 June 1914) was an Austro-Bohemian noblewoman, pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903),[2] the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Austrian and Czech laureate.

  1. ^ German: Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
  2. ^ List of female recipients of the Nobel Prize