Tobias Asser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tobias Asser

Dutch lawyer and legal scholar

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1838

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1913

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, professor, jurist, diplomat, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Tobias Michael Carel Asser (Dutch pronunciation: ['to?bi?s mi'??l 'ka?r?l '?s?r]; 28 April 1838 – 29 July 1913) was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar of Jewish background. In 1911, he won the Nobel Prize for Peace (together with Alfred Fried) for his work in the field of private international law, and in particular for his achievements establishing the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).