| Guillaume-henri Dufour |
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| 1787 births | |
| 1875 deaths | |
| swiss generals | |
| swiss cartographers | |
| alumni of the École polytechnique | |
| red cross | |
| bridge engineers | |
| swiss civil engineers | |
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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 Federal Office Of Topography from 1838 to 1865 . The Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa is named for him. EXTERNAL LINKS
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