DUNANT, JEAN HENRI

zhäN äNrēˈ dünäNˈ, 1828–1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, b. Geneva. In 1862 appeared his Un souvenir de Solférino (tr. The Origins of the Red Cross, 1911), a description of the sufferings of the wounded at the battle of Solferino and a plea for organizations to care for the war wounded. There was an immediate response. Gustave Moynier and the Société genevoise d'Utilité publique took up the cause. An international conference in 1863 led to the conference of 1864 that adopted the Geneva Convention and established the Red Cross. Dunant aided other causes and wrote several books. He shared with Frédéric Passy the first Nobel Peace Prize (1901).

See J. Rich, Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the International Red Cross (1956); V. K. Libby, Henry Dunant: Prophet of Peace (1964); H. N. Pandit, The Red Cross and Henry Dunant (1969).

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The inside of History: Jean Henri Merle D'Aubigne and Romantic Historiography
Book by John B. Roney; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Evangelicalism, Merle d'Aubigne, J. H--(Jean Henri)--1794-1872, Romanticism
...History THE INSIDE OF HISTORY Jean Henri Merle dAubigne and Romantic Historiography...John B. The inside of history : Jean Henri Merle dAubigne and romantic historiography...paper 1. Merle dAubigne, J. H. Jean Henri , 1794-1872. 2. Romanticism. 3...
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Napoleon and History Painting: Antoine-Jean Gros's La Bataille D'Eylau
Book by Christopher Prendergast; Clarendon Press, 1997
Subjects: Apotheosis In Art, Battles In Art, Gros, Antoine-Jean--Baron--1771-1835--Criticism And Interpretation, History In Art, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Portraits
...14 Cit. Henri Gaubert, Le Sacre de Napoleon Ier...contradictions are beautifully summarized in Jean Grosjeans paradoxical formulation of the...attention to this remark. 18 Jean Grosjean, "Avant-propos", in Andre...
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A Very Civil War: The Swiss Sonderbund War of 1847
Book by Joachim Remak; Westview, 1993
Subjects: Dufour, Guillaume-Henri--1787-1875--Military leadership, Fribourg (Switzerland : Canton)--History, Switzerland--Church history--19th century, Switzerland--History--Sonderbund, 1845-1847
...Eidgenossische Militarbibliothek in Bern; Jean-Jacques Langendorf at Schloss Dross in...Oskar Reinhardt in Winterthur; Professor Jean Rodolphe de Salis in Zurich, and, also...probably will be more at home in Paris as Jean-Jacques Rousseau was than in Bern, just...
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John Calvin: The Organiser of Reformed Protestantism, 1509 -1564
Book by Williston Walker; Schocken Books, 1969
Subjects: Calvin, Jean--1509-1564
...successful. The work of Jean Henri Merle dAubigne, Professor...as this entitled Jean Calvin: les hommes...artistic merit by Henri Armand-Delille. In...rejoinder was made by Henri Delarue and Paul...Stephan Zweig et M. Jean Schorer Geneva...
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Calvin: A Biography
Book by Bernard Cottret, M. Wallace McDonald; Eerdmans, 2000
Subjects: Calvin, Jean--1509-1564, Geneva (Switzerland)--Biography, Geneva (Switzerland)--Church History--16th Century, Reformation--Switzerland--Geneva--Biography, Reformed Church--Switzerland--Geneva--Clergy--Biography
...Calvin: Biographie 1995 Editions Jean-Claude Lattes. English translation...0-8028-4289-5 hardcover: alk. paper 1. Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. 2. Reformation Switzerland...11. "Crayon de Jean Calvin." L. Febvre, Au coeur religieux...
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Utilitarian vs. Humanitarian: The Battle over the Law of War
Journal article by Eric S. Krauss, Mike O. Lacey; Parameters, Vol. 32, 2002
Subjects: International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands)--Analysis, International relations--United States, War--Laws, regulations and rules, Wars--Laws, regulations and rules
...humanitarian perspective was coming into prominence--Jean Henri Dunant. A Swiss citizen, not a warrior, Dunant witnessed such...nongovernmental organization in history is the one begun by Henri Dunant, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC...


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Moral Principle vs. Military Necessity: The First Code of Conduct during Warfare, Created by a Civil War-Era Prussian Immigrant, Reflected Ambiguities We Struggle with to This Day
Magazine article by David Bosco; American Scholar, Vol. 77, Winter 2008
Subjects: College faculty--Criticism and interpretation, College faculty--Works, College teachers--Criticism and interpretation, College teachers--Works, Lieber, Francis--Criticism and interpretation, Lieber, Francis--Works, War--Study and teaching, Wars--Study and teaching
...movement grew in Europe to address wars savagery. In 1856, Jean Henri Dunant began organizing what would become the International...The modern guardians of civility in warfare, notably Dunants International Committee of the Red Cross and the parade...
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Confronting the 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'
Magazine article by Ramesh Thakur; UN Chronicle, Vol. 43, December 2006
Subjects: Civil war--Social aspects, Civil war--Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland (City), United Nations--Management, United Nations--Services
...on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Peter Benenson, who founded Amnesty International, and Jean Henri Dunant, who started the International Committee of the Red Cross. Their examples powerfully demonstrate that the universal...
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Photography at War
Magazine article by Jonathan Marwil; History Today, Vol. 50, June 2000
Subjects: Photography--19th century, War--Illustrations, photographs, etc.
...The fifteen-hour battle had been so grisly (40,000 casualties, at least 4,500 dead) that the Swiss philanthropist Jean Henri Dunant, after a visit to the battlefield, was inspired to create the organisation that would become the Red Cross. It also...


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Anniversaries
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 24, 2004
...too ugly and refused to sleep with her. After the divorce, he married her maid-of-honour, Catherine Howard. 1859: Jean Henri Dunant witnessed suffering on the battlefield at Solferino. His horror led him to set up the International Red Cross. 1902...
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World's Leaders Gather in Geneva; 'City of Peace' Is a Magnet for Politicians, Rich
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 21, 2003
Subjects: United Nations
...the authorities," says Jean Pierre Gonthard, whose...was created in 1863 by Henri Dunant, a French-speaking Swiss...highest. Editors note: Henri Dunant, mentioned above as the...Agence France-Presse Henri Dunant, a Swiss philosopher...
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1000 Years. 1000 People; IT'S THE ULTIMATE AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL LIST OF THE MILLENNIUM: 1000 PEOPLE WHO, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE CHANGED HISTORY IN THE PAST 1000 YEARS. IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT OF ALL THE CONTENDERS, WE FINALLY PUT THE DISCOVERER OF PENICILLIN, SCOTSMAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING, ON TOP .. BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM SO MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO GREET THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 2000
...Enrico Caruso, singer 459. Henri Matisse, French painter 460...Campese, rugby player 463. Jean Luc Godard, film director...founder of Samaritans 707. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher...Charles V of Spain 741. Jean Anouilh, French playwright...


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encyclopedia articles on: Dunant Jean Henri  - 3 results

 
 
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Dunant, Jean Henri
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
DUNANT, JEAN HENRI zhaN aNre dunaN , 1828 1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of...Frederic Passy the first Nobel Peace Prize (1901). See J. Rich, Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the International Red Cross (1956); V. K. Libby, Henry...
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Red Cross
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Solferino (1862), an account by Jean Henri Dunant of the suffering endured by the...battle of Solferino in 1859. Dunant, a Swiss citizen, urged the formation...welfare agency, actively seconded Dunants suggestion, the result being the...
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Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Albert Camus 1958 Georges Henri Pire Frederick Sanger P. A...Konrad E. Bloch Feodor Lynen Jean-Paul Sartre 1965 United...Baruj Benacerraf George D. Snell Jean Dausset Czeslaw Milosz 1981...J. Cram Charles J. Pedersen Jean-Marie Lehn K. Alex Muller J...


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