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Ludwig Quidde ( German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈkvɪdə] ⓘ; 23 March 1858, Free City of Bremen – 4 March 1941, Geneva, Switzerland) was a German politician and pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Ludwig Quidde (geboren am 23. März 1858 in Bremen; gestorben am 4. März 1941 in Genf) war ein deutscher Historiker, Publizist, Aktivist und Politiker während des Deutschen Kaiserreichs und der Weimarer Republik.
Ludwig Quidde (born March 23, 1858, Bremen, Ger.—died March 5, 1941, Geneva, Switz.) was a historian, politician, and one of the most prominent German pacifists of the early 20th century. He was the co-winner (with Ferdinand-Édouard Buisson) of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1927.
Ludwig Quidde (March 23, 1858 – March 4, 1941), the oldest son of a wealthy merchant, grew up in the republican atmosphere of the Hanseatic city of Bremen, enjoying an unusually liberal education at its humanistic gymnasium, «an education in freedom to freedom» 1.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1927 was awarded jointly to Ferdinand Buisson and Ludwig Quidde "for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation"
Against German war policy. Ludwig Quidde received the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong efforts to promote peace. He completed a doctorate in history, arguing already during his university days against anti-Semitic sentiments rampant among his fellow German students.
Ludwig Quidde, born on March 23, 1858 in the city of Bremen, was a German historian, pacifist and politician who throughout his life advocated democracy, peace and international understanding. After finishing his studies of history, philosophy and economics in Straßburg and Göttingen, Quidde worked as a historian until 1884.
