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Dunant

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Du·nant  (d-nä, dü-), Jean Henri 1828-1910.
Swiss philanthropist who founded the International Red Cross (1864). He shared the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize.
Dunant (French) [dynɑ̃]
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(Biographies / Dunant, Jean Henri (1828-1910) M, Swiss, POLITICS: humanitarian, MISC: founder of Red Cross) Jean Henri (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ri). 1828-1910, Swiss humanitarian, founder of the International Red Cross (1864): shared the Nobel peace prize 1901


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Dunant was horrified by the primitive medical services for the wounded and published his thoughts in 1862 in A Memory of Solferino.
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