<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Nobel Peace Prize (1901) </Td> </Tr> <P> Henry Dunant (born Jean - Henri Dunant; 8 May 1828--30 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist, the founder of the Red Cross, and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize . The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas . In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy, making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate . </P> <P> During a business trip in 1859, Dunant was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern - day Italy . He recorded his memories and experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863 . </P>

Who founded the red cross to relieve the suffering of the war wounded