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    Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss businessman and social activist who witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. This experience inspired him to write A Memory of Solferino, which led to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the Geneva Convention of 1864. Dunant received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his work founding the Red Cross and developing international humanitarian law.

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    Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss businessman and social activist who witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. This experience inspired him to write A Memory of Solferino, which led to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the Geneva Convention of 1864. Dunant received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his work founding the Red Cross and developing international humanitarian law.

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    Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss businessman and social activist who witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. This experience inspired him to write A Memory of Solferino, which led to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the Geneva Convention of 1864. Dunant received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his work founding the Red Cross and developing international humanitarian law.

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    Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 – October 30, 1910), aka Henry Dunant, was

    a Swiss businessman and social activist. During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the
    aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy. He recorded his memories and
    experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International
    Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on
    Dunant's ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy.

    Early life and education


    Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the first son of businessman Jean-Jacques Dunant and
    Antoinette Dunant-Colladon. His family was devoutly Calvinist and had significant influence in
    Geneva society. His parents stressed the value of social work, and his father was active helping
    orphans and parolees, while his mother worked with the sick and poor.

    Dunant grew up during the period of religious awakening known as the Réveil, and at age 18 he
    joined the Geneva Society for Alms giving. In the following year, together with friends, he founded
    the so-called "Thursday Association", a loose band of young men that met to study the Bible and
    help the poor, and he spent much of his free time engaged in prison visits and social work. On
    November 30, 1852, he founded the Geneva chapter of the YMCA and three years later he took
    part in the Paris meeting devoted to the founding of its international organization.

    In 1849, at age 21, Dunant was forced to leave the Collège Calvin because of bad grades, and he
    began an apprenticeship with the money-changing firm Lullin et Sautter. After its successful
    conclusion, he remained as an employee of the bank.

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