Henri Dunant | |
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Born | Jean Henri Dunant May 8, 1828 Geneva, Switzerland |
Died | October 30, 1910 Heiden, Switzerland | (aged 82)
Resting place | Switzerland |
Citizenship | Swiss |
Occupation(s) | 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) |
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]
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