Guillaume Henri Dufour
Guillaume Henri Dufour
Guillaume Henri Dufour was a Swiss army-officer, bridge-engineer and topographer. He served under Napoleon I and held the Swiss office of General four times in his career, firstly in 1847 when he led the Swiss Confederation forces to victory against the Sonderbund. In 1864 Dufour presided over the First Geneva Convention which established the International Red Cross. He was founder and president of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography.
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Date of Birth
September 15th, 1787
Age
238
Birth Place
Germany, Baden-Württemberg
Date of Death
July 14th, 1875
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Virgo
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