Born: 9 June 1843 · Died: 21 June 1914 · Age at death: 71
How old was Bertha von Suttner when she died?
Bertha von Suttner died aged 71. She was born on 9 June 1843 and died on 21 June 1914.
Austrian novelist of Lay Down Your Arms! who became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1905
Did you know?She spent a short time working as a secretary for Alfred Nobel, and many believe she was the primary inspiration for his Peace Prize.
Quick facts
Date of birth9 June 1843
Date of death21 June 1914
Age at death71
Cause of deathStomach cancer
NationalityAustrian
BirthplacePrague, Czech Republic
Occupationwriter, novelist, translator
Editor's Take:
Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was born in Prague into an aristocratic but impoverished family. She briefly worked as secretary to Alfred Nobel in Paris and stayed in touch with him for years. Her 1889 novel Lay Down Your Arms! showed the horrors of war through a woman's eyes. It became a bestseller and a rallying cry for the peace movement. She founded the Austrian Peace Society. She is widely believed to have influenced Nobel's decision to create a peace prize. She died a week before the assassination in Sarajevo.
Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicitas von Suttner (Austrian German:; née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 9 June 1843 – 21 June 1914) was an Austrian noblewoman, pacifist and novelist.
Bertha von Suttner's birthday is June 9. She was born on June 9, 1843 in Prague, Czech Republic.
How old was Bertha von Suttner when she died?
Bertha von Suttner died on June 21, 1914, aged 71.
Who shares a birthday with Bertha von Suttner?
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