Historical Figure
George C. Marshall
1880–1959
One of five Nobel Prizes
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Key Dates
Birth
1880 December 31, 1880 →Biography
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
Timeline
George C. Marshall, who, as secretary of state following World War II, engineered a massive economic aid program for Europe, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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