Bertha von Suttner
Bertha von Suttner | |
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Suttner c. 1906 | |
| Born | Bertha Sophie Felicitas Gräfin Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 9 June 1843 |
| Died | 21 June 1914 (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | Pacifist, novelist |
| Spouse | Arthur Gundaccar von Suttner |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize, 1905 |
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Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicitas von Suttner (pronounced [ˈbɛʁtaː fɔn ˈzʊtnɐ]; née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 9 June 1843 – 21 June 1914) was an Austro-Bohemian noblewoman, pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Austrian and Czech laureate.