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Auguste Beernaert

 
 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Auguste Beernaert
Beernaert, Auguste (ōgüst' bârnärt', bâr'närt) , 1829–1912, Belgian statesman. A member of the liberal wing of the Catholic party, he served in several cabinets and was premier from 1884 to 1894. Beernaert promoted electoral reform and legislation to improve labor conditions. He was a delegate to the Hague Peace conferences (1899, 1907), and he shared the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize with Estournelles de Constant.
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