Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Jean Henri Dunant
Standard Name: Dunant, Jean Henri
Used Form: Henry Dunant
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24 June 1859: The battle of Solferino was fought: journalist...
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24 June 1859
The battle of Solferino was fought: journalist Jean Henri Dunant
documented the agonies of wounded soldiers left to die on the battlefield, and set out to prevent such suffering for the future.
1862: Jean Henri Dunant published and distributed...
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1862
Jean Henri Dunant
published and distributed A Memory of Solferino, which led to the birth of the Red Cross
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22 August 1864: The Geneva Convention adopted the charter...
