What is Philip Noel-Baker birthday?

Philip Noel-Baker was born at 1889-11-01

When was Philip Noel-Baker died?

Philip Noel-Baker was died at 1982-10-08

Where was Philip Noel-Baker died?

Philip Noel-Baker was died in Westminster

Which age was Philip Noel-Baker died?

Philip Noel-Baker was died at age 92

What is Philip Noel-Baker nationalities?

Philip Noel-Baker's nationalities is British

What was Philip Noel-Baker universities?

Philip Noel-Baker studied at King's College, Cambridge, Haverford College

How famous is Philip Noel-Baker?

Philip Noel-Baker is famouse as Politician

Philip Noel-Baker - Politician, Life Achievements and Childhood

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Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician and a renowned campaigner for disarmament

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 1, 1889
Died on	October 8, 1982
Nationality	British
Famous	Leaders, Political Leaders, Athletes, Politician
Known as	Ноэль-Бейкер, Филип
Universities	King's College Cambridge Haverford College
Birth Place	Brondesbury Park
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Brondesbury Park
Famous as	Politician
Died at Age	92

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Who is Philip Noel-Baker?

Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician and a renowned campaigner for disarmament. A dedicated pacifist, he passionately advocated international disarmament and tirelessly campaigned for 40 years to promote international peace. He was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1959 in recognition of his pacifist efforts. In addition to being a politician he was also an amateur athlete who carried the British team flag and won an Olympic silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The son of a Canadian-born Quaker, he was raised in an environment of religious observance and political activism, in England. His father was a politician, pacifist and humanitarian and the young Baker would soon follow in his footsteps. A brilliant student, he excelled in his studies at King’s College, Cambridge, and at the universities of Munich and Paris. Eventually he ventured into public service and held a succession of prestigious ministerial posts. A pacifist at heart, he actively campaigned for international peace and also wrote extensively on the subject. His book ‘The Arms Race: A Programme for World Disarmament’, published in 1958, won the Albert Schweitzer Book Prize. He also played a pivotal role in drafting the United Nations Charter.

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Childhood & Early Life

Philip Noel-Baker was born in Brondesbury Park, London, on 1 November 1889. His parents were Canadian-born Quaker father, Joseph Allen Baker and Scottish-born mother, Elizabeth Balmer Moscrip. He had six siblings.

His father served as a Progressive Party member of the London County Council and as Liberal Party member of the House of Commons for East Finsbury. He was also interested in humanitarian causes, an interest his son inherited.

Young Philip was a good student. He was educated at Ackworth School, Bootham School and then in the U.S. at the Quaker-associated Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He was also active in athletics.

He joined the King's College, Cambridge, in 1908, studying there until 1912. He was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1912 and President of the Cambridge University Athletic Club from 1910 to 1912. He also studied for a brief time in Paris and Munich.

He ran in the Olympic Games held in Stockholm in 1912, participating in the 800 meters and 1500 meters, reaching the final of the 1500 meters, won by his fellow countryman Arnold Jackson.

Career

In 1914, he accepted the post of vice-principal of Ruskin College at Oxford. The World War I broke out the same year and he organized and became the commandant of the Friends' Ambulance Unit attached to the fighting front in France (1914-1915).

In 1920, he was captain of the British track team for the Summer Olympics in Antwerp and carried the flag. He won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters. He was again the captain for the 1924 Olympics at Paris.

Noel-Baker participated in the formation, the administration, and the legislative deliberations of the League of Nations and the United Nations. He served as the principal assistant to Lord Robert Cecil on the committee which drafted the League of Nations Covenant in 1918-1919.

The University of London invited him to become the first Sir Ernest Cassell Professor of International Law and he occupied this chair from 1924 to 1929. Drawing from his experience as a pacifist, he conducted research on the related issues and wrote and published ‘The Geneva Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes’ (1925), ‘The League of Nations at Work’ (1926), ‘Disarmament’ (1926), and ‘Disarmament and the Coolidge Conference’ (1927).

He was elected a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee, in 1937. Before the beginning of the World War II, he spoke at the House of Commons against aerial bombing of German cities based on moral grounds.

During the World War II, he was a parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of War Transport from February 1942 in the coalition government. He was made Secretary of State for Air, in October 1946, and then became Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, in 1947, and joined the cabinet.

In the post war period, he helped to draft the Charter of the United Nations at San Francisco and was appointed to membership on the British delegation, in 1946. He also served as Chairman of the Labour Party, in 1946–47.

In the 1950s he returned to his studies on disarmament and published ‘The Arms Race: A Programme for World Disarmament’ in 1958. From 1960 to 1982 he served as president of the International Council on Sport and Physical Recreation of UNESCO.

Meanwhile he also aided Fridtjof Nansenas as an adviser in his prisoner-of-war and refugee work, and was a member of the British delegation to the Assembly of the League from 1929 to 1931. He then spent a year as Dodge Lecturer in 1933-1934 at Yale University.

Major Works

Philip Noel-Baker was committed to pacifist ideals and campaigned widely for 40 years for peace through multilateral disarmament. He helped to draw up the United Nations Charter, and worked determinedly to prevent nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union after the World War II.

Awards & Achievements

Philip Noel-Baker received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 in recognition of his tireless campaigning for international disarmament.

His writing ‘The Arms Race: A Programme for World Disarmament’, a comprehensive, historical and analytical study, won the Albert Schweitzer Book Prize, in 1961.

Personal Life & Legacy

In 1915 Philip Baker married Irene Noel, a field hospital nurse in East Grinstead, and adopted the hyphenated name Noel-Baker. The couple had one son, Francis.

The marriage was, however, not a happy one and Noel-Baker became involved in an affair with Megan Lloyd George in 1936 that lasted up to Irene’s death in 1956.

He lived a long life and died on 8 October 1982, in Westminster, London, at the age of 92..

Trivia

This British politician is the only person to have won an Olympic medal and also received a Nobel Prize.

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Philip Noel-Baker's awards

Year	Name	Award
Other
0	Nobel Peace Prize

Philip Noel-Baker biography timelines

// 1st Nov 1889
Philip Noel-Baker was born in Brondesbury Park, London, on 1 November 1889. His parents were Canadian-born Quaker father, Joseph Allen Baker and Scottish-born mother, Elizabeth Balmer Moscrip. He had six siblings.
// 1908 To 1912
He joined the King's College, Cambridge, in 1908, studying there until 1912. He was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1912 and President of the Cambridge University Athletic Club from 1910 to 1912. He also studied for a brief time in Paris and Munich.
// 1912
He ran in the Olympic Games held in Stockholm in 1912, participating in the 800 meters and 1500 meters, reaching the final of the 1500 meters, won by his fellow countryman Arnold Jackson.
// 1914
In 1914, he accepted the post of vice-principal of Ruskin College at Oxford. The World War I broke out the same year and he organized and became the commandant of the Friends' Ambulance Unit attached to the fighting front in France (1914-1915).
// 1915
In 1915 Philip Baker married Irene Noel, a field hospital nurse in East Grinstead, and adopted the hyphenated name Noel-Baker. The couple had one son, Francis.
// 1918 To 1919
Noel-Baker participated in the formation, the administration, and the legislative deliberations of the League of Nations and the United Nations. He served as the principal assistant to Lord Robert Cecil on the committee which drafted the League of Nations Covenant in 1918-1919.
// 1920 To 1924
In 1920, he was captain of the British track team for the Summer Olympics in Antwerp and carried the flag. He won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters. He was again the captain for the 1924 Olympics at Paris.
// 1929
Meanwhile he also aided Fridtjof Nansenas as an adviser in his prisoner-of-war and refugee work, and was a member of the British delegation to the Assembly of the League from 1929 to 1931. He then spent a year as Dodge Lecturer in 1933-1934 at Yale University.
// 1936 To 1956
The marriage was, however, not a happy one and Noel-Baker became involved in an affair with Megan Lloyd George in 1936 that lasted up to Irene’s death in 1956.
// 1937
He was elected a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee, in 1937. Before the beginning of the World War II, he spoke at the House of Commons against aerial bombing of German cities based on moral grounds.
// 1946
In the post war period, he helped to draft the Charter of the United Nations at San Francisco and was appointed to membership on the British delegation, in 1946. He also served as Chairman of the Labour Party, in 1946–47.
// 1959
Philip Noel-Baker received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 in recognition of his tireless campaigning for international disarmament.
// 1961
His writing ‘The Arms Race: A Programme for World Disarmament’, a comprehensive, historical and analytical study, won the Albert Schweitzer Book Prize, in 1961.
// 8th Oct 1982
He lived a long life and died on 8 October 1982, in Westminster, London, at the age of 92..

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Philip Noel-Baker's FAQ

What is Philip Noel-Baker birthday?
Philip Noel-Baker was born at 1889-11-01
When was Philip Noel-Baker died?
Philip Noel-Baker was died at 1982-10-08
Where was Philip Noel-Baker died?
Philip Noel-Baker was died in Westminster
Which age was Philip Noel-Baker died?
Philip Noel-Baker was died at age 92
Where is Philip Noel-Baker's birth place?
Philip Noel-Baker was born in Brondesbury Park
What is Philip Noel-Baker nationalities?
Philip Noel-Baker's nationalities is British
What was Philip Noel-Baker universities?
Philip Noel-Baker studied at King's College, Cambridge, Haverford College
What is Philip Noel-Baker's sun sign?
Philip Noel-Baker is Scorpio
How famous is Philip Noel-Baker?
Philip Noel-Baker is famouse as Politician