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Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910) (often called Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant) was a Swiss businessman and humanitarian who founded the Red Cross movement. He was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 (with Fr ric Passy).
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Henry Dunant, een Zwitsers bankier, was ter plaatse. Hij vond de situatie zo verschrikkelijk dat hij hulp vroeg aan Italiaanse vrouwen uit de naburige dorpen. Hij richtte hulpposten op voor de gewonden en zieken van beide partijen.
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While visiting Northern Italy in 1859, Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman, witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, a battle between French-Sardinian and Austrian armies. He rallied local townswomen to assist the wounded and dying soldiers, regardless of their nationality. Haunted by the cruelty and inhumanity to the 40,000 dead and wounded on the battlefield, Dunant was moved to write a pamphlet, A Memory of Solferino (1862), in which he asked: "Would it not be possible to found and organize in all civilized countries permanent societies of volunteers which in time of war would render succor to the wounded without distinction of nationality?" His text influenced government officials and led to the formation of a "Committee of Five" (1863), a group known today as the International Committee of the Red Cross. His text ... influenced the drafting of the First Treaty of Geneva of 1864, providing for the protection of the wounded and sick on the battlefield. In 1901, Dunant was one of two winners of the first Nobel Peace prize in honor of his contribution to humanitarian efforts and the International Red Cross. He died penniless in 1910 in a Swiss mountain village.
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Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant, founded the Red Cross Movement after witnessing an 1859 battle outside the northern Italian town of Solferino. At nightfall, he saw 40,000 dead and wounded soldiers strewn about the battlefield without medical attention and began organizing care for the wounded. Dunant remembered the horror of Solferino and worked to establish a society for aid of those wounded in battle. In 1864, the first "Geneva Convention" established the International Committee of the Red Cross and specified that the "red cross" would be a protective emblem for medical personnel, equipment, and facilities. In 1901, Dunant received the first Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
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Henry Dunant, joint founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in his book A Memory of Solferino (1862) was convinced that the power of humanity could be engaged to alleviate suffering on a global scale. As a result of the digital revolution of the mid 1990s, international humanitarian relief agencies, including the ICRC, have increasingly engaged information technology in an attempt to achieve Dunant's vision by supporting relief personnel in managing complex humanitarian crises.
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