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Woodrow Wilson

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Born December 27, 1856 · Staunton, Virginia, USA

Died February 3, 1924

Also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Biography

Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States of America (1913–21). A scholar and statesman, best remembered for his legislative accomplishments and his high-minded idealism, who led his country into World War I and became the creator and leading advocate of the League of Nations, for which he was awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Awards & recognition

  • New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2010
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1919
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · 1918
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
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  • honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw
  • Order of the White Eagle
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1920 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1919 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1918 · nominated

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