Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 1828 – 30 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman and social activist. He was the visionary, promoter and co-founder of the Red Cross. In 1901, he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy, making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate. During a business trip in 1859, Dunant was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern-day Italy. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's idea for an independent organization to care for wounded soldiers. Dunant was the founder of the Swiss branch of the Young Men's Christian Association YMCA.
Henry Dunant
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Dunant, Jean H. Dunant, Ερρίκος Ντυνάν, and 44 others
顕理 儒南, J. アンリー デュナン, Жан Анры Дзюнан, J. Henri Dunant, Анри Дюнан, جان هنري دونانت, Henri Dunant, Anri Dünan, Errikos D̲ynan, H. Dunant, ஹென்றி டியூனாண்ட், Жан Анри Дюнан, Жан Анрі Дюнан, هنری دونانت, J. Henry Dunant, ਜੀਨ ਹੈਨਰੀ ਡੁਨਾਂਟ, Дюнан, Anrī Dyunan, Jean-Henry Dunant, ז'ון הנרי דונון, Anrī Dināns, Henricus Dunant, Jean Henri Dunant, ジュナン, 亨利杜南, Jean Dunant, Johann H. Dunant, Žan Genry Dunant, J.Henri Dunant, J.Henry Dunant, Henry Dunant, Jean-Henri Dunant, Jean Henry Dunant, ہنری ڈونانٹ, อ็องรี ดูว์น็อง, هنري دونان،, アンリ・デュナン, 亨利·杜南, 앙리뒤낭, ജീൻ ഹെൻറി ഡ്യൂനന്റ്, ანრი დიუნანი, Анри Динан, হেনরি ডুনান্ট, ז'אן אנרי דינן - Born:
- May 8, 1828
- Died:
- Oct. 30, 1910
