The founders
The Committee of Five, that became the International Committee of the Red Cross, brought together in the early 1860s five talented men:
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- Henry Dunant, the visionary.
- Gustave Moynier, the organiser.
- Doctor Louis Appia, with experience of war surgery.
- Doctor Theodore Maunoir, also with experience of war surgery.
- General Henri Dufour, who had commanded Swiss troops.
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