Auguste-Marie-François Beernaert

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Born	July 26, 1829 • Ostend • Belgium
Died	October 6, 1912 (aged 83) • Lucerne • Switzerland
Title / Office	prime minister (1884-1894), Belgium
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1909)

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American political scientist

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Northern Irish peace activist

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German historian and politician

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