Bertha von Suttner

@Pacifist, Birthday and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian pacifist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Austrian Activists Peace Activists Novelists Gemini Celebrities Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian pacifist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating peace. She also wrote the world’s most famous book on anti-war sentiments which was translated in all the European languages and had a number of editions. The book carried a message to all warring nations to put down arms and solve their disputes through dialogue. Her writings, speeches and appearances at various functions and meetings earned her the nickname of the ‘generalissimo of the peace movement’. Although she was born into aristocracy she lived her whole life through financial difficulties. She was not allowed entry into the highest levels of the elite as she had a mixed descent and had no great money or large estates to boast of. She was a writer, teacher of languages and a peace activist. Sutner’s life was full of financial woes during the time she spent with her mother and later with her husband.

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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 Information Detail 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 Gender Female Father Franz de Paula Josef Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau Mother Sophie Wilhelmine von Körner Sun Sign Gemini Born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire Famous as Pacifist, First Woman to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize Died at Age 71

Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire

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She got married to Arthur Gundaccar in secrecy as Arthur's family did not accept the marriage Unsplash Personal Life

Bertha von Suttner died of cancer on June 21, 1914 in Vienna, Austria. Unsplash Personal Life

Bertha von Suttner was born as Countess Kinsky on June 9, 1843 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Unsplash 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. Unsplash 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. Unsplash 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. Unsplash Career

She went to Paris to be a secretary to Alfred Nobel in 1876. Unsplash 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. Unsplash 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’. Unsplash Career

In 1882 she along with her husband moved to Tblisi. Unsplash Career

Her first serious novel was ‘Inventarium einer Seele’ which narrated the experiences she had with her husband. Unsplash Major Work

Her second book ‘Das Maschinenzeitalter’ in 1889 criticized nations arming themselves for war. Unsplash Major Work

Her third book ‘Die Waffen Nieder’ was highly popular among the advocates of peace and was published in 37 editions and12 languages. Unsplash Major Work

Information	Detail
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
Gender	Female
Father	Franz de Paula Josef Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
Mother	Sophie Wilhelmine von Körner
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Famous as	Pacifist, First Woman to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Died at Age	71

Bertha von Suttner

Austrian

Jun 9, 1843

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Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire