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. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy.
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) |
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