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| | His life |
 | | Jean Henry Dunant, known as the father of the Red Cross, was born on May 8, 1828 in Geneva, Switzerland. |
 | | Until he was nearly 30 years of age, however, Dunant’s keenest interest was in a group of organizations in Switzerland, France, and Belgium operating under the name of `The Young Men´s Union`. |
 | | On Sunday, October 30, 1910, Jean Henry Dunant died at Heiden, among the mountains and the people where he had found peace of mind, friendship, and a haven of security. |
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