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Whats to be learned from the founding of the red cross. It refers to the group of humanitarian practitioners, who follow the traditional or classic approach to humanitarianism, which comprises four fundamental principles. To know how the red cross movement began, this animation takes us back to 1859 and the battle of solferino. You can also check the schedule, technical details and many more. Aside from being an activist, henry dunant was also a businessman and author. During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the aftermath of the battle of solferino in modernday italy. This is the book that prompted the creation of what is now a worldwide. Henry dunant, born as jeanhenri dunant was a swiss businessman and social activist.
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Mter berlin, he visited dresden, vienna, munich, where he was received successively by king john of saxony, the archduke rainer, the bavarian minister for war. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Dunantist is named after henry dunant 18281910, who inspired the creation of the international red cross and red crescent movement. 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. History of red cross henri dunant, founder of red cross. This is an illustrated hardcover published in great britain in 1988 about the founder of the red cross, henry dunant.
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