Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. The Nobel Peace Prize 1920, announced December 10, 1920. Léon Bourgeois, “for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations”. Léon Bourgeois: born 1851, Paris, France. Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).