Passy


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Pas·sy

(pă-sē′, pä-), Frédéric 1822-1912.
French economist and pacifist who founded the International League for Peace (1867). In 1901 he shared the first Nobel Peace Prize.

Passy

, Paul Édouard 1859-1940.
French philologist who founded the International Phonetic Association (1886).
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Passy

(French pasi)
n
(Biography) Frédéric (frederik). 1822–1912, French politician and economist, who campaigned for international arbitration to prevent war: shared the first Nobel peace prize 1901
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Pas•sy

(paˈsi)

n.
1. Frédéric, 1822–1912, French economist and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1901.
2. his son, Paul Édouard, 1859–1940, French phonetician.
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