Henry Dunant
By : Roberto Rodriguez
Henry Dunant
- The Nobel Peace Prize 1901
Henry Dunant, Frederic Passy - in 1903 Dunant was given an honorary doctorate by the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg
Henry Dunant
- swiss businessman and social activist
- In February 1868, Dunant's mother died. Later that year he was also expelled from the YMCA.
- Hans Daae succeeded in placing Dunant's part of the prize money,
Henry Dunant
"There is no man who more deserves this honour, for it was you, forty years ago, who set on foot the international organization for the relief of the wounded on the battlefield. Without you, the Red Cross, the supreme humanitarian achievement of the nineteenth century would probably have never been undertaken."
what he did ...
In 1859, a battle was happening at the town of Solferino in Northern Italy. Henry Dunant saw thousands of Italian, French and Austrian soldiers killing each other. So he organized a buisness. He came up with the RED CROSS.The establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross was in the1863. The organization he had created grew, and the ideas won gradual acceptance.
Who he is ...
Jean Henry Dunant
Born: 8 May 1828, Geneva, Switzerland
Died: 30 October 1910, Heiden, Switzerland
Residence at the time of the award: Switzerland
Role: Originator Geneva Convention Founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross
The medal
The Henry dunant medal, is awarded every two years by the standing commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the highest decoration
RED CROSS
the sign / symbol of the RED CROSS
Henry dunant
This medals he won
The foundation of the Red Cross
- February 3, 1863: With a view to studying the aid society project proposed in A memory of Solferino, the Geneva public welfare society , set up a commission that was to become the Permanent International Committee for Relief to the War Wounded.
- On October 26, fourteen nations adopted ten of the suggested resolutions.
- August 22, 1864: In the presence of twelve nations, the diplomatic Congress of Geneva, supported by France, drafted the Geneva Convention. Nineteen other countries were to sign on in the two following years.
- 1867: Dunant resigned as Secretary and went into exile.
- 1875: The Committee became the International Committee of the Red Cross.