Louis Appia

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Louis Appia was a 19th-century Swiss surgeon and humanitarian pioneer who helped establish the principles and institutions that became the modern Red Cross movement.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Cross pioneer
human
humanitarian
surgeon
advocatedFor neutrality of medical personnel in war
protection of wounded soldiers regardless of side
buriedIn Cimetière des Rois, Geneva
causeOfDeath natural causes
centuryOfActivity 19th century
coFounded International Committee of the Red Cross
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1818-10-13
dateOfDeath 1898-05-01
educatedAt University of Bonn
University of Heidelberg
University of Paris
familyName Appia
fieldOfWork battlefield medicine
humanitarian aid
surgery
givenName Louis
hasGender male
hasRole early Red Cross field delegate
influenced development of the Geneva Conventions
influencedBy Henry Dunant
knownFor early field missions to war zones as a neutral medical observer
helping establish the principles of the Red Cross
pioneering modern humanitarian law principles for the wounded in war
languageOfWorkOrName French
German
livedIn Frankfurt am Main
Geneva
memberOf International Committee of the Red Cross
movement Red Cross movement
nativeLanguage German
notableWork development of battlefield first-aid principles
promotion of neutral humanitarian aid to war wounded
occupation humanitarian
surgeon
participatedIn Franco-Prussian War humanitarian missions
Italian Wars of Unification humanitarian missions
placeOfBirth Frankfurt am Main
placeOfDeath Geneva
positionHeld member of the International Committee of the Red Cross
religion Protestantism
residence Geneva
sibling Adolphe Appia
wrote manuals on first aid for the wounded in war


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