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Henry Dunant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1974

Pierre Boissier
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A short biography of Henry Dunant that will appeal to readers of all kinds has so far been lacking. By an extraordinary stroke of luck, Pierre Boissier, Director of the Institute that bears the name of the originator of the Red Cross, had dictated an essay on those lines shortly before his death. The very day before the tragic accident in which he lost his life, he had gone through his draft and had asked Mme Yvonne de Pourtalès to complete and put the finishing touches to it. This she has accomplished remarkably well in all respects.

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Research Article
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 14 , Issue 161 , August 1974 , pp. 395 - 419
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1974

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References

page 399 note 1 In “L'avenir sanglant”, one of a collection of essays.

page 399 note 2 Our translation from the original French. The same applies to the other passages from Henry Dunant's letters and memoirs quoted here.

page 400 note 1 An account of the Regency of Tunisia.

page 403 note 1 Our translation from the original French.