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Encyclopedia > List of pacifists

This is a list of people who have been referred to as pacifists. Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. ...

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Jane Addams Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American social worker, sociologist, philosopher and reformer. ... Robert Aitken and Anne Aitken Robert Baker Aitken (born 1917 in Philadelphia) is an American teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Harada-Yasutani (or Sanbo Kyodan) tradition, a blending of Soto and Rinzai schools. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908-1995), winning the Nobel Prizing for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden - April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden) is known as a Swedish plasma physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1970 for his work developing... Günther Anders (Günther Stern) (WrocÅ‚aw, July 12th, 1902 - Vienna, December 17th, 1992) was a German philosopher. ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Dasaratha Maurya Reign: 273 BC-232 BC Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Battles/Wars Kalinga War Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक(:); IAST transliteration: , pronunciation: ) (304 BC–232 BC) (Imperial Title:Devanampiya Piyadassi ie He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in... The Mauryan empire (321 to 185 BCE), at its largest extent around 230 BCE. The Lion Capital of Asoka, erected around 250 BCE. It is the emblem of India. ...

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Michael Balzary, better known as Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea (born Michael Peter Balzary on October 16, 1962 in Burwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia) is the bassist for the alternative rock/funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and is a regular session musician as well as... Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein (January 6, 1850 - December 18, 1932) was a German social democratic theoretician and politician, member of the SPD, and founder of evolutionary socialism or reformism. ... Daniel Berrigan at College of the Holy Cross, September 28, 2005. ... Daniel Berrigan at College of the Holy Cross, September 28, 2005. ... Philip Berrigan Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest. ... Daniel Berrigan at College of the Holy Cross, September 28, 2005. ... Hans Bethe in 1945. ... Albert S. Bigelow (b. ... Stephen Biko Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a noted nonviolent anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... Vera Mary Brittain, Lady Catlin (1893 – March 29, 1970) was an English writer, feminist and pacifist, best remembered as the author of the best-selling memoir Testament of Youth, recounting her experiences during the First World War and the growth of her ideology of specifically Anglican Christian pacifism. ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ... Martin Buber pictured late in life. ... Statue of Sun Yat-sen by sculptor Benny Bufano in San Franciscos Chinatown St. ... Elihu Burritt (1811-79) was an American philanthropist, linguist, and social activist born in the town of New Britain, Connecticut in 1811. ... Elihu Burritt organized the first International Peace Congress in 1848. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), nicknamed The Fighting Quaker and Old Gimlet Eye, was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and, at the time of his death, the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. ...

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  • Helen Caldicott, (born 1938), Australian Medical Doctor
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Dr. Helen Caldicott (born 1938) is an Australian physician and anti-nuclear advocate who has founded several associations dedicated to fighting nuclear weapons and nuclear power. ...

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Kim Dae-jung (born December 3, 1925) is a South Korean politician. ... Dorothy Day was declared Servant of God when a cause for sainthood was opened for her by Pope John Paul II. The Servant of God Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist (she was an Industrial Workers of the World member) and... The Catholic Worker Movement is a Christian anarchist organisation founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, whose aim is to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. ... David Dellinger after his arrest for failing to report for his World War II draft physical David Dellinger (August 22, 1915 – May 25, 2004) was a renowned pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change, and one of most influential American radicals in 20th century. ... The Chicago Seven were seven (originally eight, at which point they were known as the Chicago Eight) defendants charged with conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other charges related to violent protests that took place in Chicago, Illinois on the occasion of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. ... Barbara Deming (1917 - 1984) was a US-american feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change. ... Dunant as an elderly man. ... The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Broer Doekles (B.D.) Dykstra was a Dutch-American pastor, educator, and poet who wrote several books and was an early 20th century leader in the Reformed Church in America. ...

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Albert Einstein, photographed in 1947 by Oren J. Turner. ... Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ...

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James Leonard Farmer Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of the modern assembly line used in mass production. ... 19th-century engraving of George Fox, based on a painting of unknown date. ... The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers or Friends) began in England in the 17th century by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – 3 October 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or Friars Minor. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, Italy, Catholic action, and the environment. ...

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Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Kasturba Gandhi Kastürbā Gāndhi (April 11, 1869 – 22 February 1944), affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison (December 12, 1805–May 24, 1879) was a prominent United States abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. ... Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) aka Red Emma, was a Lithuanian-born Anarchist known for her anarchist writings and speeches. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... Jane Goodall Dame Valerie Jane Goodall, DBE (born April 3, 1934) is an English primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, probably best-known for conducting a forty-five year study of chimpanzee social and family life, as director of The Jane Goodall Institute in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. ... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour (particularly of social animals such as primates and canids), and is a branch of zoology. ... See Anthropology. ... João Belchior Marques Goulart (March 1, 1918—December 6, 1976) was the last left-wing president of Brazil (1961–March 31, 1964) until the October 6, 2002 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ... Boudewijn de Groot (b. ... Rev. ... Emil Julius Gumbel (July 18, 1891 - September 10, 1966), was a German mathematician, pacifist and anti-Nazi campaigner. ... Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. ... This article describes the Dalai Lama lineage. ...

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Dr. Stanley Hauerwas Stanley Hauerwas (July 24, 1940- ) is a United Methodist theologian and ethicist who is currently the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. In his career, he has attempted to emphasize the importance of virtue and character within the Church. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... In Greek history, Hegetorides was a citizen of Thasos during the Peloponnesian War with Athens (c. ... André Heller in 2006 André Heller (born March 22, 1947) is an Austrian artist and former journalist, singer and actor. ... While studying at Stanford University in 1937, Lew Hill became interested in the ideas of the Quakers and became a pacifist. ... Pacifica Radio Newtork. ... Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. ... The War Resisters League (WRL) was formed in 1923 by men and women who had opposed World War I. It is a section of the London-based War Resisters’ International. ... Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (pronounced ) (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was an English writer who immigrated to the United States. ...

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Franz Jägerstätter (May 20, 1907 — August 9, 1943) was an Austrian conscientious objector. ... Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès (September 3, 1859 - July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... Events Births Possible birthdate of Jesus, April 17. ... Events The following Christian chronology uses traditional dates set by biblical scholars; 30 and 28 are also suggested as a date for the Messianic events. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal also familiarly known Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was born, as Ramalingam, in a village near Chidambaram in the modern state of Tamilnadu, India. ... Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was a Hindu saint. ...

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Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), was a German philosopher from Königsberg in East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). ... Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a deafblind American author, activist and lecturer. ... Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto/Arabic: خان عبد الغفار خان) (b. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, Ph. ...

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Gustav Landauer (7 April 1870 in Karlsruhe, Germany — 2 May 1919 in Munich, Germany) was a German anarchist and revolutionary who was involved in establishing the short-lived Bayerische Räterepublik (Bavarian Soviet Republic) and serving as its Commissioner of Enlightenment and Public Instruction in April of 1919. ... The Right Honourable George Lansbury (February 21, 1859 – May 7, 1940) was a British Labour politician, socialist, Christian pacifist, and newspaper editor. ... D.H. Lawrence at age 21 (1906) David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an important and controversial English writer of the 20th century, with his output spanning novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. ... Bartolomé de Las Casas Bartolomé de Las Casas, O.P. (1484 – July 17, 1566) was a 16th century Spanish priest, and the first resident Bishop of Chiapas. ... Robert LeFevre (1911–1986) was a libertarian businessman and radio personality. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was an iconic English 20th century composer and singer of popular music, best known as the founding member of The Beatles, in which he and Paul McCartney formed the massively successful Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership... The Beatles were an English rock group from Liverpool. ...

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Andreas Maislinger (born 26 February 1955 in St. ... The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (German: Österreichischer Gedenkdienst) is an alternative to Austrias compulsory national military service. ... The Austrian Peace Service is the smallest of the three sectors of the Austrian Association for Service Abroad. ... Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 — February 13, 1954) was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. ... Peter Maurin was co-founder, with Dorothy Day, of The Catholic Worker Movement in 1933. ... The Catholic Worker Movement is a Christian anarchist organisation founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, whose aim is to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. ... David McReynolds David McReynolds (born October 25, 1929) is an American socialist politician. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award winning American film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Edmund Dene Morel, originally Georges Edmond Pierre Achille Morel de Ville (July 10, 1873 – November 12, 1924) was a British journalist, author and socialist politician. ... A Vietnamese tribute to Morrissons sacrifice Norman Morrison (born December 29, 1933, Erie, Pennsylvania, died November 2, 1965) was a Quaker best known for committing suicide by self-immolation at age 32 to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. ... Abraham Johannes Muste (January 8, 1885 – February 11, 1967) was a socialist active in the pacifist movement, labor movement and the US civil rights movement. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 24 Jinas carved on a rock in Ginjee, Tamilnadu In Jainism, a Tirthankar (Fordmaker) (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human who by adopting asceticism achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge), thus becoming a Jina (one who has conquered his inner enemies - anger, pride, deceit, desire etc. ...

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Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Christiania - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. ... Thich Nhat Hanh (Press Release Photo) Courtesy of Plum Village Practice Center, France Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh; IPA: ; born in 1926, is an expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, and prolific author in both Vietnamese and English. ... Alfred Nobel (October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden – December 10, 1896, Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite. ...

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Kenneth Nichols OKeefe (July 21, 1969 - ) born Kenneth Roy Nichols (he legally took the surname of his wife, Ruth OKeefe) is a former U.S. Marine who served in the 1991 Gulf War. ... Yoko Ono Yoko Ono Lennon (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese musician and artist probably best known as the widow of John Lennon of The Beatles. ... Carl von Ossietzky Memorial, Berlin Carl von Ossietzky (Hamburg, October 3, 1889 – May 4, 1938 in Berlin) was a radical German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize. ...

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Arndt Pekurinen (born August 29, 1905 in Helsinki, Finland; died November 5, 1941 in Suomussalmi, Finland) was a Finnish pacifist and conscientious objector. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... Peace Pilgrim (1908 - 1981), born Mildred Lisette Norman, was a pacifist activist and author of Steps Toward Inner Peace. ... Päivi & Santeri (2006) Santeri Kannisto was one of open source and free software advocates in Finland and held positions in the Finnish IT society in 1991–2004. ...

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Ludwig Quidde Ludwig Quidde (March 23, 1858 – March 4, 1941) was a German pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II. Quiddes long career spanned four different eras of German history: that of Bismarck (up to 1890); the Hohenzollern Empire under Wilhelm...

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Justin Raimondo (born November 18, 1951) is a libertarian/paleoconservative author and the editorial director of the website Antiwar. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Antiwar. ... The American Conservative (TAC) is a biweekly magazine founded by Scott McConnell, Pat Buchanan, and Taki Theodoracopulos, and edited by McConnell. ... Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first female member of Congress. ... Erich Remarque, about 1963. ... Lewis Fry Richardson (October 11, 1881 - September 30, 1953) was a mathematician, physicist and psychologist. ... In Jainism, Lord Rishabh (also transliterated as Rishabanath and as Rushabh) was the first Tirthankar of Jainism. ... Jaina redirects here. ... Brother Roger of Taizé, 2003 Frère Roger (Brother Roger) (Provence, Switzerland, May 12, 1915 - Taizé, August 16, 2005), baptised Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche, also known as Brother Roger, was the founder and prior of the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community. ... Romain Rolland (January 29, 1866 - December 30, 1944) was a French writer. ... Msgr. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was an English poet and the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti as well as William Michael Rossetti and Maria Francesca Rossetti. ... Joseph Rotblats ID badge photo from Los Alamos. ... Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower Alte Pinakothek Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. ... Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington, August 27, 1963 Bayard Rustin (March 17, 1912 - August 24, 1987) was an African-American civil rights activist, important largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and earlier. ... Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal also familiarly known Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was born, as Ramalingam, in a village near Chidambaram in the modern state of Tamilnadu, India. ... Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was a Hindu saint. ...

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Dr. Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1941, in Heredia) was the President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990. ... Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (January 23, 1897 – January 18, 2000) was the first female Austrian architect and an activist in the anti-Nazi resistance movement. ... Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965) was a German Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... Cindy Sheehan wearing a Veterans for Peace t-shirt Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan (born July 10, 1957) is an American anti-Iraq War activist, whose son, Casey Sheehan, was killed during his service in Iraq. ... Maria Skłodowska-Curie. ... Joseph Smith is the name of five Latter Day Saint leaders, namely: Joseph Smith, Sr. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 – August 28, 1993) was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. ... William Olaf Stapledon (1886 – 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. ... Helene Stöcker (* 13. ... Bertha von Suttner on the Austrian 2-euro coin Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner), (June 9, 1843 in Prague, [then in Austria-Hungary] - June 21, 1914 in Vienna), born as Gräfin (Countess) Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, was an Austrian novelist, radical pacifist, and... Sir Richard Steele (bap. ...

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Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) was an Anglican writer on mysticism, a novelist, and a metaphysical poet. ...

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Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, and nonviolent activist. ... Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was a Hindu saint. ... Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal also familiarly known Vallalar (1823-05-10 - 1873-01-23) was born, as Ramalingam, in a village near Chidambaram in the modern state of Tamilnadu, India. ...

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