Historedia
Person

Henry Dunant

Events
3
Episodes
5
Years
1863–1876

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Dunant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Committee of Five meets in Geneva, founding the International Committee of the Red Cross

    1863

    Role: Member of the Committee of Five

    1. 17 February 1863 · GenevaFirst Meeting of the Committee of Five

      The five men held their first meeting on 17 February 1863, declaring themselves a Permanent International Committee for Relief of Wounded.

  2. First Geneva Convention signed, 22 August 1864

    1863–1864

    Role: Author of A Memory of Solferino

    1. 17 February 1863 · GenevaFormation of the Permanent International Committee

      Five members of the Geneva Society for Public Welfare formed a Permanent International Committee in February 1863 to prepare a memorandum for the Welfare Congress.

    2. 1864 · Armed conflict zoneFirst Delegates Under Red Cross Symbol

      Louis Appia and Charles van de Velde became the first independent and neutral delegates to work under the Red Cross symbol in an armed conflict in 1864.

    3. 22 August 1864 · GenevaAdoption of the First Geneva Convention

      The First Geneva Convention was adopted on 22 August 1864, establishing binding international arrangements for the protection of wounded armies in the field.

  3. ICRM renamed International Committee of the Red Cross

    1876

    Role: Sub-committee member credited with a key role in the formation of the Red Cross; not linked by the passages to the 1876 renaming

    1. 1876 · GenevaAdoption of ICRC Name

      The committee adopted the name International Committee of the Red Cross in 1876, which remains its official designation.

Sources

  1. Henry Dunant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. International Committee of the Red Cross Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  3. Geneva Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15