A memory of solferino was a bestseller in its time and hugely influenced the world since this short book told of the horror of battle. The ideological appeal of each of these books was heightened by the crisis in. Henry dunant simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry dunant biographical j ean henry dunant s life may 8, 1828october 30, 1910 is a study in contrasts. A book he wrote influenced the international committee of the red cross to be formed in 1863. Le recit publie par henri dunant possede donc une valeur fondatrice dans l histoire dune entreprise elevee au rang dune mythologie du monde contemporain.
Rewriting the biography of henry dunant, the founder of the. Henry dunant or jean henri dunant was a swiss social and peace activist who founded the red cross and was the recipient of the first nobel peace prize. He was the visionary, promoter and cofounder of the red cross. A memory of solferino is a book of the swiss humanitarian henry dunant published in 1862. Durin a business trip in 1859, he wis witness tae the aftermath o the battle o solferino in modrenday italy. The 1864 geneva convention was based on dunants ideas. Dunant, a submarine communications cable connecting the us and france disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title dunant. He was the visionary, promoter and cofounder of the red cross during a business trip in 1859, dunant was witness to the aftermath of the battle of solferino in modernday italy. Books by henry dunant author of a memory of solferino. Henry dunant article about henry dunant by the free. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book a. Le recit publie par henri dunant possede donc une valeur fondatrice dans lhistoire dune entreprise elevee au rang dune mythologie du monde contemporain. Solferino to tsushima, henry dunant institute, geneva, 1985, p. Shared the very first nobel peace prize with frederic passy for his efforts of founding the international red cross movement and helping to develop the geneva convention.
He recordit his memories an experiences in the beuk a memory of solferino which inspired the creation o the internaitional committee o the red cross icrc in 1863. Book was originally written in french in 1862 and tells of the origin of the red cross. Ne le 8 mai 1828 a geneve, henri dunant consacre ses energies aux pauvres et. Henry dunant biography childhood, life achievements. There, he witnessed the misery of more than 45,000 soldiers abandoned, dead or wounded, on the battlefield. Henry dunant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Da wikimedia commons, l archivio di file multimediali liberi. From solferino to the birth of contemporary international. Henry dunant umanista, imprenditore e filantropo svizzero. David forsythe is a political scientist, and much of his book on the red cross deals. Immediately download the henry dunant summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. He was cowinner with frederic passy of the first nobel prize for peace in 1901. He was born into a wealthy home but died in a hospice.
Henry dunant, a prophet of peace is the one biographer of dunant who offered criticism both of moyniers account and of the. Dunant decided to start writing a book a memory of solferino, which was published in 1862. Henry dunant has 11 books on goodreads with 741 ratings. Corps saccages poetique et politique du carnage henri dunant et.
Back in geneva, henry dunant started writing a book proposing drastic improvements in the assistance afforded to war victims. Dunant wrote a flattering book full of praise for napoleon iii with the intention to present it to the emperor, and then traveled to. It proved decisive in the founding of the international committee of. Henry dunant, a swiss citizen, was on a private trip that took him to the town of solferino.
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