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Henry Dunant

Jean Henri Dunant, also known as Henry Dunant
Genève 1828 - Heiden 1910
Swiss businessman and social activist. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy
(Wikipedia)

Luc Jaggi
1980

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

HENRY DUNANT
1828-1910

fondateur
de la
croix-rouge

Signed: l jaggi

Annotation

Unveiled 2 June 1980.

Sculptor

Lucien Jaggi (Genève 1887 - Genève 1976), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

Journal de Genève, 3 June 1980 (through Archives Historiques Le Temps).

Locatie (N 46°12'5" - E 6°8'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chge020; Photograph: 5 June 2013
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