biography
| name: |
Dunant, (Jean) Henri
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pronunciation:
[dünã]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1828–1910)
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| biography:
| Philanthropist, born in Geneva, SW Switzerland. He inspired the foundation of the International Red Cross after seeing the plight of the wounded on the battlefield of Solferino. His efforts helped to bring about the conference at Geneva (1863) from which came the Geneva Convention (1864), and in 1901 he shared the first Nobel Peace Prize. |
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