Guillaume-Henri Dufour
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Swiss general
cartographer
civil engineer
co-founder of international organization
human
humanitarian
military engineer
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
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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
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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
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various bridges in Geneva → |
| employer |
canton of Geneva
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surface form: "Canton of Geneva"
Swiss Army → |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss → |
| familyName | Dufour → |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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civil engineering → humanitarianism → military engineering → |
| givenName | Guillaume-Henri → |
| hasNamesake |
Dufourspitze
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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
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engineer → military officer → politician → |
| participatedIn | Sonderbund War → |
| placeOfBirth |
Konstanz
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Prince-Bishopric of Constance → |
| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
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Switzerland → |
| positionHeld |
Swiss federal general
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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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this entity surface form: "Guillaume-Henri Dufour was commander of the federal forces"
subject surface form: "Rue du Général-Dufour"
this entity surface form: "reflects historical importance of Guillaume-Henri Dufour"
subject surface form: "Rue du Général-Dufour"
subject surface form: "Rue du Général-Dufour"