Henry Dunant
1828–1910 (age 82)
Biography
Henry Dunant combined a passion for storytelling with profound humanitarian insight, documenting the horrors of Solferino and urging nations to care for wounded soldiers regardless of allegiance.
His call for neutral aid gave rise to the Red Cross and earned him the first Nobel Peace Prize; visitors to Cemetery Sihlfeld pause at his resting place to remember the compassion he offered to countless strangers.