Henri La Fontaine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri La Fontaine

Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1854

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 14-May-1943

Profession: lawyer, politician, librarian, bibliographer, pacifist, feminist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: ?[laf?~'t?n]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau.
He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913 because " he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe".