Dunant

[ French dy-nahn ]

noun

1. Jean Hen·ri [zhah, n, ah, n, -, ree], 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.

Dunant

/ dynɑ̃ /

noun

1. DunantJean Henri18281910MSwissPOLITICS: humanitarianMISC: 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

Example Sentences

Dunant, on the other hand, held that military consequences should never mitigate the “principle of humanity” on which the protection of medical personnel was based.

From Washington Post

Rubenstein writes in Dunant’s tradition but admits that Lieber may have had the deeper legacy.

From Washington Post

M. Dunant's Paper is reported in the Times of August 7, 1872.

From Project Gutenberg

It was on the field of Solferino in 1859, that Henri Dunant went out before the fury had spent itself to tend the wounded.

From Project Gutenberg