Élie Ducommun was a Swiss peace activist. He was a Nobel laureate, awarded the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat. The Nobel Peace Prize 1902, announced December 10, 1902. Élie Ducommun (1/2), “for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau”. Albert Gobat (1/2), “for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union”. Élie Ducommun: born 1833, Geneva, Switzerland. Albert Gobat: born 1843, Tramelan, Switzerland. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).