Born 8 May 1828 in Geneva, Switzerland

Died 30 Oct 1910 at age 82 in Heiden, Switzerland

Biography

Henry Dunant is Notable.

Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss businessman who became a social activist because of his experience during a business trip. He had traveled to Solferino on the evening of 24 June 1859 to appeal directly to French emperor Napoleon III, who was with his army in Lombardy at the time. Shocked by the minimal attempt to provide care for the more than 23,000 wounded soldiers left on the battlefield, he personally purchased needed materials, helped erect makeshift hospitals, and convinced local citizens to assist the injured.

When he returned home, he wrote Un Souvenir de Solferino (A Memory of Solferino) about the experience. He used his book in his travels through Europe to promote the idea of creating a neutral organization to provide care to wounded soldiers in the future, inspiring the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863.

He was awarded the first-ever Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his role in founding the International Red Cross and initiating the Geneva Convention.

• son of Jean-Jacques Dunant and Antoinette Dunant-Colladon ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ * Wikipedia: Henry_Dunant , accessed 27 Sept 2017
2. ↑ MIH Podcast : 2:03 - birth, parents and siblings

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dunant Wikipedia
• Nobel Prizes: Dunant
• " Henry Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross ." Stuff You Missed in History Class (Podcast). 9 Jan 2017. HowStuffWorks.com (web). Retrieved 27 Sept 2017