History

Guillaume Henri Dufour already reached extreme popularity during his lifetime as a Swiss general, engineer, cartographer, politician, humanist and co-founder of the Red Cross. He was considered as one of the most famous and influential people in Switzerland.

The highest peak in Switzerland was named after him during his lifetime – The Dufour Peak. Even today, Dufour is regarded as one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of Switzerland. Around 60,000 people from all parts of the country traveled to Geneva on his funeral on July 14th, 1875.