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Dominique Pire

Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1969)

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Born
February 10, 1910
Died
January 30, 1969
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1910

About Dominique Pire

Dominique Pire, O.P. was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace, in December 1958. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Pire's family fled from Belgium to France in a boat to escape advancing German troops. He founded an organisation to help them. Later convinced that peace would not be achievable without the eradication of poverty, he founded "Islands of Peace", an NGO dedicated to the long term development of rural populations in developing countries. More than 30 years after his death, the four organizations he founded are still active.

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Dominique Pire timeline

  1. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Pire's family fled from Belgium to France in a boat to escape advancing German troops.
  2. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace, in December 1958.

The world when Dominique Pire was born

Dominique Pire was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dominique Pire's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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