Henri Dufour

Guillaume-Henri Dufour (15 September 1787, Constance - 14 July 1875, Geneva) was a Swiss general and topographer. He served under Napoleon I and led the Swiss forces to victory against the Sonderbund. He presided over the first Geneva convention which established the International Red Cross. He was the most famous president of the Swiss Swiss Federal Office of Topography from 1838 to 1865. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x617, 91 KB) Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787-1875) Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x617, 91 KB) Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787-1875) Source: http://www. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the Rhône River. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... Surface of the Earth Topography, a term in geography, has come to refer to the lay of the land, or the physiogeographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope, and orientation. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The Sonderbund (meaning separate alliance, in German), was a league created in 1845 in Switzerland between seven Catholic and Conservative cantons in order to protect their interests against a centralization of power. ... Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the Rhône River. ... The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the worlds largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organizations, often known simply as the Red Cross, after its original symbol. ... Swisstopo is the common name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa is named for him. Dufourspitze (De. ... Monte Rosa, seen from the Gornergrat above Zermatt) Monte Rosa is a mountain massif located in the canton Valais (Wallis) of Switzerland and in italian regions Piedmond and Aosta Valley. ...

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