PEACE: Henri Dunant 1901 - Rottenburg, Germany, BW
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In Rottenburg, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a residental street named by Henri Dunant. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901 for founding the International Red Cross Movement and initiating the Geneva Convention.
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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 12/17/2015
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In Rottenburg, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a residental street named by Henri Dunant. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901 for founding the International Red Cross Movement and initiating the Geneva Convention.
There's not only the street sign with only the name of the laureat. But there's an addition sign under it with some facts about Henry Dunant. It indicates him to be a Swiss writer, founder of the red cross and as a Nobel Laureat for Peace (German: Friedensnobelpreis) in 1901.
There are serveral streets around named by Nobel Laureates like Willy Brandt, Mother Theresa or Martin Luther King.
Dunant was born 1828 in Swiss.
He died 1910.
'During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy. 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 1863. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas.' [source: (
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