Henry Dunant
- January 19, 2024
- Activist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Henry Dunant |
| Date Of Birth | May 8, 1828(1828-05-08) |
| Age | 196 |
| Date Of Death | 1910-10-30 |
| Birthplace | Geneva |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Birth City | Canton of Geneva |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Henry Dunant Biography
| Birthday | May 8 |
| Birth Year | 1828 |
Henry Dunant is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on May 8, 1828 in Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. He was also a co-recipient for the Nobel Peace Prize, much like Kofi Ann.
He married Susanna, a woman named Susanna, and they had a daughter.
He was a social activist and entrepreneur, as well as a writer.
Henry Dunant Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Activist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Henry is one of the richest Activist from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henry Dunant 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
After being expelled from College Calvin, he worked in a bank called Lullin et Sautter.
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Who is Henry Dunant Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Henry Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Henry Dunant celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.
What is Henry Dunant famous for?
06-04-1998. The man whose vision led to the creation of the worldwide Red Cross and Red Crescent movement ; he went from riches to rags but became joint recipient of the first Nobel peace prize. Henry Dunant, who was born in Geneva on 8 May 1828, came from a devout and charitable Calvinist family.
What were Henry Dunant two big ideas?
His two main ideas were for a treaty that would oblige armies to care of all wounded soldiers and for the creation of national societies that would help the military medical services. Dunant put down his ideas in a campaigning book, A Souvenir of Solferino, published in 1862.
Why did Henry Dunant start the Red Cross?
The Red Cross’s roots date to 1859, when businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the bloody aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in Italy, in which there was little medical support for injured soldiers.
What happened to Henry Dunant?
For the next twenty years, from 1875 to 1895, Dunant disappeared into solitude. After brief stays in various places, he settled down in Heiden, a small Swiss village. Here a village teacher named Wilhelm Sonderegger found him in 1890 and informed the world that Dunant was alive, but the world took little note.
Who won the first Nobel Prize?
The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize for that year was shared between the Frenchman Frédéric Passy and the Swiss Jean Henry Dunant.