Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian pacifist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Bertha von Suttner
@Pacifist, Birthday and Personal Life
Jun 9, 1843
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: June 9, 1843
- Died on: June 21, 1914
- Nationality: Austrian
- Famous: First Woman to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Pacifist, Activists, Peace Activists, Novelists
- Spouses: Arthur Gundaccar
- Known as: Зутнер, Берта фон, 贝尔塔·冯·苏特纳
- Birth Place: Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Bertha von Suttner born at
Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
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Birth Place
She got married to Arthur Gundaccar in secrecy as Arthur's family did not accept the marriage
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Personal Life
Bertha von Suttner died of cancer on June 21, 1914 in Vienna, Austria.
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Personal Life
Bertha von Suttner was born as Countess Kinsky on June 9, 1843 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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Childhood & Early Life
Her father Franz de Paula Josef Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, had been a field marshal. Her mother Sophie Wilhelmine von Korner was the daughter of captain of the cavalry. She had an elder brother Arthur.
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Childhood & Early Life
As a young girl she wanted to have a career in the opera and accordingly studied music intensively. She also studied various languages under a number of tutors.
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Childhood & Early Life
She went to Vienna in 1873 to take care of the four daughters of the Suttner household. Here she met her future husband.
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Career
She went to Paris to be a secretary to Alfred Nobel in 1876.
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Career
After working as the secretary of Alfred Noble for a brief period, she returned to Vienna to marry Baron Arthur Gundaccar von Suttner. As the Suttner family disapproved of the match, Bertha von Suttner had to leave Vienna and travelled to Mingrelia in the Caucasus.
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Career
To earn a living she and her husband taught languages and music during their stay in the Caucasus. She wrote a poetic description of her life with her husband, four novels and a book titled ‘Inventarium einer Seele’.
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Career
In 1882 she along with her husband moved to Tblisi.
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Career
Her first serious novel was ‘Inventarium einer Seele’ which narrated the experiences she had with her husband.
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Major Work
Her second book ‘Das Maschinenzeitalter’ in 1889 criticized nations arming themselves for war.
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Major Work
Her third book ‘Die Waffen Nieder’ was highly popular among the advocates of peace and was published in 37 editions and12 languages.
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Major Work