Guillaume-Henri Dufour

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Guillaume-Henri Dufour was a Swiss general, engineer, and humanitarian who co-founded the International Committee of the Red Cross and played a key role in modern Swiss military and civil infrastructure.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss general
cartographer
civil engineer
co-founder of international organization
human
humanitarian
military engineer
coFounded International Committee of the Red Cross
contributedTo development of Swiss civil infrastructure
modernization of Swiss military infrastructure
standardization of Swiss topographic mapping
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1787-09-15
dateOfDeath 1875-07-14
designed Pont de la Coulouvrenière
various bridges in Geneva
employer canton of Geneva
surface form: "Canton of Geneva"

Swiss Army
ethnicGroup Swiss
familyName Dufour
fieldOfWork cartography
civil engineering
humanitarianism
military engineering
givenName Guillaume-Henri
hasNamesake Dufourspitze
Rue du Général-Dufour in Geneva
honoredBy naming of Dufourspitze
languageSpoken French
memberOf International Committee of the Red Cross
militaryRank general
name Guillaume-Henri Dufour
notableEvent command of federal troops in the Sonderbund War
notableWork Dufour Map
occupation cartographer
engineer
military officer
politician
participatedIn Sonderbund War
placeOfBirth Konstanz
Prince-Bishopric of Constance
placeOfDeath Geneva
Switzerland
positionHeld Swiss federal general
commander-in-chief of the Swiss federal army
president of the International Committee of the Red Cross
religion Protestantism
residence Geneva
sexOrGender male

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Cimetière des Rois burialPlaceOf Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Dufour Map cartographer Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Sonderbund War commanderSide Guillaume-Henri Dufour
this entity surface form: "Guillaume-Henri Dufour was commander of the federal forces"
Dufour Map director Guillaume-Henri Dufour
International Committee of the Red Cross foundedBy Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Rue du Général-Dufour in Geneva hasSignificance Guillaume-Henri Dufour
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this entity surface form: "reflects historical importance of Guillaume-Henri Dufour"
Rue du Général-Dufour in Geneva honours Guillaume-Henri Dufour
subject surface form: "Rue du Général-Dufour"
Guillaume-Henri Dufour name Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Dufour Map namedAfter Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Dufourspitze namedAfter Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Rue du Général-Dufour in Geneva namedAfter Guillaume-Henri Dufour
subject surface form: "Rue du Général-Dufour"
Théodore Maunoir notableAssociation Guillaume-Henri Dufour

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