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1828–1910
Jean Henry Dunant
Jean Henry Dunant · 瑞士
19th-century Swiss businessman and humanitarian, founder of the Red Cross movement (1828–1910).
Born in Geneva, in 1859 he witnessed thousands of wounded soldiers left without care on the battlefield of Solferino, Italy, and spontaneously organised local women to tend the wounded regardless of side; in 1862 he published *A Memory of Solferino*, proposing that each country set up relief societies and conclude an international convention to protect the wounded; in 1863 the International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in Geneva, and in 1864 the first Geneva Convention was adopted; in 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize.
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Birthplace and founding place Geneva (headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross); died in Heiden.
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Cultural significance
The starting point of modern international humanitarian law; the "Red Cross" emblem and the principle of neutrality in battlefield medical care originate here.