Benjamin Franklin Trueblood

Benjamin Franklin Trueblood
Trueblood in 1913
Trueblood in 1913
Born(1847-11-25)November 25, 1847
Salem, Indiana, United States
DiedOctober 26, 1916(1916-10-26) (aged 68)
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)College professor and president, peace activist
Known forGeneral Secretary of the American Peace Society (1892–1915) and executive council of the American Society of International Law
SpouseSarah Terrell
RelativesMary Esther Trueblood (niece)
AwardsNobel Peace Prize nomination in 1913
Academic background
EducationEarlham College (B.A., M.A.) and two L.L.D degrees
Academic work
InstitutionsEarlham College, Penn College (Iowa), Wilmington College

Benjamin Franklin Trueblood (1847–1916) was an American pacifist who served the American Peace Society for 23 years. In this role, he functioned as the official public spokesperson and representative of the Society. He served as editor of the Society's journal, The Advocate of Peace which contained numerous articles by Trueblood.[1] He was elected to the executive council of American Society of International Law in 1905.

Trueblood was a professor at three colleges and president of Wilmington and Penn Colleges. He translated Immanuel Kant's Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch and authored numerous pamphlets and books, including Federation of the World. He was nominated by Klas Pontus Arnoldson for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913.[2]

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