Alfred Hermann Fried (German pronunciation: [ˈʔalfʁeːt ˈhɛʁman ˈfʁiːt]; 11 November 1864 – 4 May 1921) was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner (with Tobias Asser) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911.

He is the author of an Esperanto textbook and an Esperanto-German and German-Esperanto dictionary, first published in 1903 and republished in 1905.

[1] Born in Vienna, Austrian Empire, Fried left school at the age of 15 and started to work in a bookshop.

and its successor, Die Friedenswarte (The Peace Watch), he articulated his pacifist philosophy.

During World War I, Fried moved to neutral Switzerland, and continued to advocate international peace.