What is Charles Albert Gobat?
[[File:Charles Albert Gobat2.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Gobat in c. 1914]] {{nobelprize|Peace}}'''Charles Albert Gobat''' (May 21, 1843 &ndash; March 16, 1914) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[lawyer]], educational administrator, and [[politician]]. He jointly received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] with [[Élie Ducommun]] in 1902 for their leadership of the [[International Peace Bureau|Permanent International Peace Bureau]]. Gobat was born on May 21, 1843 at [[Tramelan]], [[Switzerland]].<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1902/gobat-bio.html Biography of Charles Albert Gobat]</ref> He was the son of a Protestant pastor. He was the nephew of Samuel Gobat, a missionary who became bishop of Jerusalem. He was educated at the [[University of Basel]], [[University of Heidelberg]], [[University of Bern]], and [[University of Paris]]. He received his [[doctorate]] in law, ''summa cum laude'', from the University of Heidelberg in 1867. In 1902, Gobat jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902 with Élie Ducommun for their leadership of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. After the death of Élie Ducommun in 1906, Gobat took over the direction of the International Peace Bureau. Gobat died on March 16, 1914 in [[Bern]], Switzerland from unknown causes, aged 70. He died while attending a meeting of the peace conference at Bern. He stood as if to speak but collapsed, dying about an hour later. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1902/index.html Nobel Committee Information on 1902 peace prize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803032130/http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1902/index.html |date=2004-08-03 }} *[http://peace.nobel.brainparad.com/albert_gobat.html about Charles Albert Gobat ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051017032124/http://peace.nobel.brainparad.com/albert_gobat.html |date=2005-10-17 }} {{Nobel Peace Prize}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gobat, Charles Albert}} [[Category:1843 births]] [[Category:1914 deaths]] [[Category:S