Dunant
Jean Hen·ri [French zhahnahn-ree], /French ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/, 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
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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.
When war breaks out, doctors and nurses often become casualties | Michael Roth | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostRubenstein writes in Dunant’s tradition but admits that Lieber may have had the deeper legacy.
When war breaks out, doctors and nurses often become casualties | Michael Roth | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostM. Dunant's Paper is reported in the Times of August 7, 1872.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 | Edward Tyas CookIt was on the field of Solferino in 1859, that Henri Dunant went out before the fury had spent itself to tend the wounded.
Out To Win | Coningsby Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for Dunant
/ (French dynɑ̃) /
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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