Général Guillaume-Henri Dufour
N 46° 12.065 E 006° 08.601
32T E 279609 N 5120356
Located in the center of Place de Neuve in central Geneva, this equestrian statue honors the swiss general Dufour.
Waymark Code: WMQ6V
Location: Genève, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/11/2006
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General Dufour is credited with creating the present swiss flag, a white cross on a red background. He was also honored for his contribution to Swiss cartography by having the highest point in Switzerland named after him (altitude 4634 meters on the top of Mount Rosa).
He was also co-founder of what is now the International Comittee of the Red Cross.