1. Irwin Martin Abrams was a long-time professor of history at Antioch College, a pioneer in the field of peace research, and a global authority on the Nobel Peace Prize.
14 Facts About Irwin Abrams
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Irwin Abrams graduated from Lowell High School in December 1930 at the age of 16.
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Irwin Abrams went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree and Ph.
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Irwin Abrams met many outstanding leaders and scholars of the international peace movement and delved into previously unknown source materials.
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Irwin Abrams later wrote that joining the Society of Friends was the final step in a move away from liberal humanism toward the ideal of pacifism and nonviolence.
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Irwin Abrams researched international relief work, directed training for AFSC relief workers from 1943 to 1946 and organized the Quaker International Workcamp Program the following year.
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The family moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1947 when Irwin Abrams joined the faculty of Antioch College.
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Irwin Abrams organized the Department of History and created an introduction to western civilization still fondly remembered by many Antioch alumni.
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Irwin Abrams became a full professor in 1951, Distinguished University Professor in 1979, and "emeritus" two years later.
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Irwin Abrams became, as he wrote, "a theorist and practitioner" in study abroad and intercultural experience.
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Irwin Abrams went on to publish other works on the prize, including Words of Peace, which brings together selections from the acceptance speeches of the prizewinners, and five volumes of Nobel Lectures in Peace.
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Irwin Abrams "led a life of scholarly integrity, intellectual and moral rectitude, compassion and faith in humanity, encompassing a whole century of profound transformation in the history of our small world", Ramos-Horta said.
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Irwin Abrams was honored on numerous occasions by colleagues and former students.
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Irwin Abrams was inducted into the "Walk of Fame" in Dayton, Ohio, in the fall of 2007 and has a square on the sidewalk on W Third Street in Dayton commemorating his achievements.