Carlos Saavedra Lamas (November 1, 1878 – May 5, 1959) was an Argentinian academic and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1936. Jump to: navigation, search November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: En unión y libertad (English: In Union and Liberty) Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino Capital Buenos Aires Largest city Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Government President Democratic Republic Néstor Kirchner Independence - May Revolution - Declared - Recognised from Spain 25 May 1810 9 July 1816 in... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Lamas, born in Buenos Aires into the Argentinian aristocracy, was an outstanding student who received his doctorate in laws from the University of Buenos Aires, and then began a career as a teacher of law and sociology at the University of La Plata, eventually rising to the position of professor at Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the biggest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ... Jump to: navigation, search Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ...

As an academic, some of his major published works concentrated on labor law. He was involved in the early stages of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and much of his work ended up being the basis of Argentina's own labor laws. Labor law or labour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the relationship between and among employers, employees, and labor organizations, often dealing with issues of public law. ... For other meanings of the ILO abbreviation, see ILO (disambiguation). ...

His political career began in 1906 through a succession of steadily more important roles, including two terms in the Argentinian parliament beginning in 1908, where his interests were mainly in foreign affairs. In 1915, he became Minister for Justice and Education. Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Foreign Affairs is the foremost American journal of international relations. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The achievement for which he received the Nobel Prize was as Argentina's foreign minister, which he was from 1932 to 1938 (during the presidency of Gral. Agustín P. Justo, elected by widespread electoral fraud) mediating a treaty to end the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia and instigating several multilateral nonaggression treaties between a number of South American countries. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search General Agustín Pedro Justo Rolón (1876 - 1943) was President of Argentina from February 20, 1932 to February 20, 1938. ... The Chaco War (1932–1935) was fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the arid Chaco Boreal region of South America. ...

In 1936 he was elected President of the Assembly of the League of Nations.

Lamas married the daughter of a former Argentinian president.

From 1941 to 1943 he was president of the University of Buenos Aires, and then professor until 1946. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Carlos Saavedra Lamas is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the Recoleta district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

References

• Nobel Committee information on Lamas