means henry dunant was the swiss businessman whose horror at the carnage at solferino in 1859 led him to found the red cross and inspire the geneva convention.

from in 1859 dunant, traveling to see napoleon iii on business, stumbled onto the aftermath of the battle of solferino: 40,000 casualties left with almost no medical care. he organized locals to treat friend and foe alike, then wrote a memoir demanding permanent neutral relief societies, which became the international committee of the red cross.