Jean Henry Dunant was born on 8 may 1828 in Geneva-Switzerland. His father was a member of the Council of the Republic in Switzerland named Jean Jacques Dunant. His mother was Antoinette Colladon. Colladon fled to Geneva where in France there is a pursuit against the Christians devotees understand Calvijn. Since Henry Dunant was educated Christian way. He nurtured the seeds of love towards each other alive which is a mirror of her life later. His father when it served as Chairman of the Foundation's Childcare u2013 an orphaned boy his mother was also active in the treatment of orphan girls.
Henry Dunant's experience grew after he went to North Africa. Later Henry Dunant wrote a book against slavery and the slave sales. The book he wrote was published in 1857 along with the children's book written by Harriet Beecher describing the brutality of slavery in the United States. The events of the Crimean War also quite piercing his heart. Henry Dunant and his drive flared up when touched hearing the Duke's daughter Florence Nightingale left for the United Kingdom provide succor to treat and relieve the burden of suffering of the soldiers were injured.
The summer of 1859 Henry Dunant traveled to Italy to solferino. At Solferino was a battle between the armies of blazing furiously France-Sardinia against the Kingdom of Austria King Franz Josef's army. A great battle took place on 24 June 1859. Dunant witnessed with his own eyes the dreadful battle under a hot sun for more than 5 hours. He witnessed the power and force of arms. More than 40000 soldiers among the 309.000 who were injured and killed. Two months later turned out to be doubled due to lack of care for the injured completing. They were left scattered swept across everywhere. Blood flow and screamed in pain unnoticed. The doctors and attendants who took part in the war are overwhelmed. The spirit of helping Jean Henry Dunant flared up but he only has two hands that had to deal with tens of thousands of sufferers. When he was crying while kneeling towards Almighty God..
The heavy job faced by Henry Dunant the initiative sought aid workers representing indigenous peoples youth and youth caring for soldiers-soldiers who were injured with passion and genuine heart. He also fought to keep the doctors removed from prisoners to Austria can help the victims in hospitals. From experience and elegant timepiece in Solferino Henry Dunant makes book published in 1862 with the title “UN SOUVENIR DE SOLFERINO” (memory of Solferino). The book attracted the attention of the rest of the world and translated into various languages. The book is a rallying cry to the world to provide assistance to a sublime job can be done by any person in a society. In 1899 Henry Dunant award and the 1901 Nobel Prize for peace. On 30 October 1910 he was turning a blind eye for ever in the village of Appenzellez i.e. Heeden.
