Tobias Asser | |
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![]() Tobias Asser in 1911 | |
Born | Tobias Michel Karel Asser 28 April 1838 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 29 July 1913 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 75)
Known for | Founder of the Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Spouse |
Johanna Ernestina Asser
(m. 1864) |
Parent(s) | Carel Daniël Asser sr. (father) Rosette Godefroi (mother) |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1911) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam Leiden University (PhD |
Thesis | Geschiedenis der beginselen van het Nederlandsche Staatsregt omtrent het bestuur der buitenlandsche betrekkingen (1860) |
Doctoral advisor | Simon Vissering |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Public international law Private international law |
Institutions | University of Amsterdam |
Tobias Michael Carel Asser (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːbiɑs miˈʃɛl ˈkaːrəl ˈɑsər]; 28 April 1838 – 29 July 1913) was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar. In 1911, he won the Nobel Peace Prize (together with Alfred Fried) for his work in the field of private international law, and in particular for his achievements establishing the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).