K. P. (Klas Pontus) Arnoldson

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K. P. (Klas Pontus) Arnoldson

1844–1916

A Swedish writer, journalist, and politician who turned his public life toward peace work, he shared the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize with Fredrik Bajer. Remembered as an early pacifist voice in Scandinavia, he wrote and spoke widely in support of arbitration and better relations among nations.

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Pax mundi

Pax mundi

by K. P. (Klas Pontus) Arnoldson

About the author

Born on 27 October 1844, K. P. Arnoldson was a Swedish author, journalist, politician, and peace activist. He is best known internationally for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908, which he shared with Danish pacifist Fredrik Bajer.

Arnoldson used both writing and public life to argue for peaceful solutions to conflict. He became known as a committed pacifist and as a supporter of arbitration between nations, helping give the early peace movement a stronger public voice in Sweden.

He died on 20 February 1916. Though not as widely remembered today as some later Nobel laureates, his career stands out for the way he connected literature, journalism, and politics to a clear moral cause: reducing conflict and promoting peace.