Henry Dunant Presentation

Henry Dunant

By: Alayni Caprio

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Henry dunant:1828-1910

Full Name: Jean Henry DunantBorn: May 8, 1828 Died: October 30, 1910 Co-founder of the Red Cross Geneva Convention

"Our real enemy is not the neighboring nation; it's hunger, cold, poverty, ignorance, routine, superstition, and prejudice."

-Henry Dunant

• Henry Dunant was a lifelong humanitarian
• Needing water rights to exploit a large tract of land, Dunant sought out Empereror Napolean III who was directing French armies who, as well as the Italians, were trying to drive the Austrians out of Italy
• During the Battle of Solferino
• Drove Dunant to come up with the idea of the Red Cross because of what he saw
• Wrote a book called "A Memory of Solferino" which outlined his ideas and also recounted what he had witnessed on the battlefield

The Battle of Solferino

The geneva convention

• On February 7, 1863, a committee of five people, including Dunant were appointed by the Geneva Society for Public Welfare to put Dunant's "plan" into action.
• This committee formed what is now known as the Red Cross.
• Dunant traveled all over Europe to obtain representatives as promised by each nation's government.
• At this convention, there were 39 representatives from 16 different nations in attendance.
• August 22, 1864- 12 of these nations signed an international treaty, known as the Geneva Convention.
• This treaty agreed to guarantee neutrality to sanitary personnel, to expedite supplies for their use, and to adopt a special identifying emblem- a red cross in a field of white.

Geneva Convention Committee

what happened next...

• Dunant became neglected his business, was denied water rights from the emperor, and ended up bankrupt and was expelled from the Committee he once led
• He spent most of the rest of his life in poverty
• Settled in Heiden, Switzerland
• Still promoted things such as just treatment of prisoners of war and the abolition of slavery
• Rediscovered by a journalist in 1895 and was awarded many honors and annuities after
• He was awarded the first ever Nobel Peace Prize in 1901

Heiden, Switzerland 1890's

henry Dunant at the end...

Although Dunant was "rediscovered" and brought to light once again in 1895, he spent the rest of his days living in hospice in Heiden, Switzerland until he passed away on October 30, 1910. There were no funeral services held for Henry Dunant. He spent none of the prize money that he had received. Instead, he gave some away to the people who cared for him in hospice, donated a "free bed" that was to be used for the sick among the poor people in the village. The rest was left for philanthropic enterprises in Norway and Switzerland.

Henry Dunant Grave

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