He was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala from 1914 to 1931,[1] and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize.

[2] Söderblom was born in the village of Trönö in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County.

Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study, he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps.

[2] From 1894 to 1901, he had a ministry position at the Swedish Embassy in Paris, where his congregation included both Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) and August Strindberg (1849–1912).

[3] He believed that church unity had the specific purpose of presenting the gospel to the world and that the messages of Jesus were relevant to social life.