Henry Dunant

Chaponnière’s text is engaging and offers much insight into Dunant’s complex subjectivity… the book is both timely and significant. – Revd Alexander Faludy * Church Times *Chaponnière’s balanced account emerges as the preeminent and most authoritative biography on the remarkable Man of the Red Cross to date. * Journal of Modern History *This is a fine biography of Henry Dunant giving the reader a good sense of the man with all his defects as well as the legend with all his achievements. Dunant is nicely situated in context, and we get a good sense of Europe - and also North Africa - in the second half of the 19th century. The writing is engaging, the insights on target. This is the best biography of Dunant thus far. * David P. Forsythe, author of The Humanitarians: The International Committee of the Red Cross (2005) *To my knowledge, this is the most extensive biography of Henry Dunant ever written. It shows him as a whole person and seeks to explain his character and actions in a contemporary way. It will give any reader a more rounded understanding and view of a man who is most often viewed as an icon. * Michael Meyer OBE, Head of International Law, British Red Cross *This is the most authoritative biography of Henry Dunant. Based on extensive research, primary documents and Henry Dunant’s own correspondence, it is marvellously written. * François Bugnion, honorary member of the International Committee of the Red Cross *

Corinne Chaponnière is a journalist, researcher and lecturer with a specific interest in the history of the Red Cross and the life of Henry Dunant.