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Henry Dunant: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Henry Dunant, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• A businessman's account of one battle's carnage created the Red Cross

  In 1859 Swiss businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the Battle of Solferino, which left nearly 40,000 casualties with almost no organized medical care. His 1862 book 'A Memory of Solf…

  — Henry Dunant, A Memory of Solferino

• A businessman who stumbled on a battlefield's aftermath helped write the rules of war

  In 1859, Swiss businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the carnage after the Battle of Solferino and was horrified that wounded soldiers were left to die with almost no care. His campai…

  — Henry Dunant, A Memory of Solferino

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