Lange, Christian Louis, 1869-1938, Norwegian pacifist. In his youth he joined the Young Norway movement and worked for the separation of Norway from Sweden. He taught in the Norwegian Nobel Institute, represented his country at the Hague Conference of 1907 and at the League of Nations, and was secretary (1909-33) of the Interparliamentary Union. Lange shared the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting.

Christian Lous Lange (September 17 1869 – December 11 1938) was born in Stavanger, Norway, and received the Master of Arts degree from the University of Oslo in 1893. In 1909, he was appointed secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a position he retained until 1933.

A noted pacifist, Lange shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting in 1921.

Lange was the father of Carl Viggo Manthey Lange and Halvard Lange.

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• Christian Lange – Biography