<P> Henry Dunant ( born Jean - Henri Dunant ; 8 May 1828 -- 30 October 1910 ) , also known as Henri Dunant , was a Swiss businessman and social activist , the founder of the Red Cross , and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize . The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant 's ideas . In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy , making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate . </P>
<P> Henry Dunant ( born Jean - Henri Dunant ; 8 May 1828 -- 30 October 1910 ) , also known as Henri Dunant , was a Swiss businessman and social activist , the founder of the Red Cross , and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize . The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant 's ideas . In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy , making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate . </P>
who founded the red cross to relieve the suffering of the war wounded
who founded the red cross to relieve the suffering of the war wounded
Henry Dunant
Henry Dunant