What is Henri La Fontaine?
{{Infobox person |name = Henri Marie La Fontaine |image = HenriLaFontaine.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = Henri La Fontaine |birth_name = Henri Marie La Fontaine |birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1854|4|22}} |birth_place = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1943|5|14|1854|4|22}} | death_place = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] |occupation = [[lawyer]] | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1913 }} '''Henri Marie La Fontaine''' (22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[lawyer]]. He is most well known for receiving the [[Nobel Prize/Peace|Nobel Prize of Peace]] in 1913.<ref name =RUMC>{{cite book |title= 100 Great Leaders|author= Robert Frederick|year= 2005|publisher= RUMC (HK)|location= India|isbn= 0-7554-3390-4|pages= 23}}</ref> He devoted himself to international [[peace]]. He was responsible about making [[education]] better and about foreign affairs. == Life == La Fontaine was born in [[Brussels]] in April 11, 1854.<ref name=RUMC/> In 1895, he became a [[senator]], and in the following years, he submitted a bill on [[Mining|mine]] inspection. He also became the President of the International Peace bureau at 1907, and finally received the Nobel Peace Prize in the 1913. He died before Belgium was [[liberty|liberated]].<ref name=RUMC/> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{worldcat id|lccn-no90-6265}} {{Authority control}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:La Fontaine, Henri}} [[Category:1854 births]] [[Category:1943 deaths]] [[Category:Belgian lawyers]] [[Category:Belgian Nobel Prize winners]] [[Category:Belgian politicians]] [[Category:Freemasons]] [[Category:Nobel Peace Prize winners]] [[Category:People from Brussels]]