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Christian Lous Lange (September 17, 1869December 11, 1938) was born in Stavanger, Norway, and received the Master of Arts degree from the University of Oslo in 1893. In 1909, he was appointed secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a position he retained until 1933. is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... The University of Oslo (in Norwegian Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet). ... The Inter-Parliamentary Union is an international organization established in 1889 by William Randal Cremer (United Kingdom) and Frédéric Passy (France). ...


A noted pacifist, Lange shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting in 1921. Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes or gaining advantage. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Hjalmar Branting (November 23, 1860 – February 24, 1925) was a Swedish statesman and the countrys chief Social Democratic leader. ...


Lange was the father of Carl Viggo Manthey Lange and Halvard Lange. Carl Viggo Manthey Lange (born 9 April 1904 in Oslo, died 31 May 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. ... Halvard Mathey Lange (1902 - 1970) was a Norwegian diplomat. ...


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Christian Lous Lange (493 words)
Christian Louis Lange (September 17, 1869 - December 11, 1938) was born in Stavanger, Norway, and received the Master of Arts degree from the University of Oslo in 1893.
Christian Lange was on the Norwegian delegation to the first assembly of the League of Nations in 1920, and subsequently took part in nearly all of the League's conferences.
Lange's first official connection with internationalism came in 1899 when he was appointed secretary of the committee on arrangements for the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union to be held that year in Oslo.
Halvard Lange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Halvard Manthey Lange (1902 - 1970) was a Norwegian diplomat, politician and statesman.
Lange was, together with Lester B. Pearson and Gaetano Martino, one of the "three wise men" on the "Committee of Three" advicing NATO on ways to strengthen its non-military cooperation.
His father was Nobel Peace Prize winner Christian Lous Lange.
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