Emily Greene Balch

Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961) was an economist and pacifist, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 with John Raleigh Mott (1865–1955). Both laureates were American.

Emily Greene Balch
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Born(1867-01-08)January 8, 1867
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1961(1961-01-09) (aged 94)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter, economist, professor
Known forNobel Peace Prize in 1946

She was born in Massachusetts, U.S., and after graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1889, she began teaching at Wellesley College in 1896.