Henry Dunant
Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss businessman and social activist. A book he wrote influenced the International Committee of the Red Cross to be formed in 1863.[1] The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy.[2][3]
Henri Dunant | |
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 Henri Dunant | |
| Born | Jean Henri Dunant May 8, 1828 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | October 30, 1910 (aged 82) Heiden, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Switzerland |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Occupation | Social activist, Businessman, Writer |
| Known for | Founder of the Red Cross |
| Children | Daughter |
| Parent(s) | Jean-Jacques Dunant Antoinette Dunant-Colladon |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1901) |
Henry Dunant Media
The man whose vision led to the creation of the worldwide Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.
- Henry Dunant at Solferino 1859.
Original cover of A Memory of Solferino
Committee of Five Geneva 1863
Henry Dunant, fundador del Movimiento Internacional de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna
Grave of Henry Dunant, Founder of Red-Cross
Henry Dunant Monument in Wagga Wagga, Australia
Swiss 20 franc coin memorializing the 100th anniversary of Dunant's death
Henri Dunant was honored on a Belgium semi-postal stamp in 1939, which helped to provide funding to the Red Cross
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References
- ↑ Our History the founder of International Committee of the red cross,
- ↑ 1914-2010., Abrams, Irwin (2012). The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates : an illustrated biographical history, 1901-2001. Science History Pubns. ISBN 978-0-88135-457-7. OCLC 783157728.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Henry Dunant, The Nobel Prize