Dunant, Henry b. May 8, 1828 d. October 30, 1910 Social Reformer. Born Jean Henri Dunant in Geneva, Switzerland, he became a successful Swiss businessman and social activist who eventually died a pauper. In 1859 while on a business trip he saw the chaos and despair of the Battle of Solferino in northern Italy and documented his thoughts in his book "Un Souvenir de Solférino" (A Memory of Solferino). The book was composed of three parts: the battle; the battlefield after the fighting and its chaotic disorder, despair and misery and efforts to...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Friedhof Sihlfeld, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Keller, Gottfried b. July 19, 1819 d. July 15, 1890 Author. A leading Swiss writer of the 19th Century. His most famous novel, "The Green Henry" (1855), was based on his own frustrated ambition to become a painter. Keller is also noted for his short stories, written in a vivid, realistic style. (Bio by: Pirmin Trepte) Friedhof Sihlfeld, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Polgar, Alfred b. October 17, 1873 d. April 24, 1955 Author, Journalist. He was born in Wien, Austria. He began his career as journalist for the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung. When the nazis raised to power, he fleed Germany to Prague and later to United States. Here, he worked for the MGM. He is remembered for his books "Kleine Zeit," "Max Pallenberg," "Kleine Schriften," "Der Unsterbliche Kaspar," "Die Defraudanten," "Geschichten ohne Moral," "Die lila Wiese" and "Taschenspiegel," among many others. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Friedhof Sihlfeld, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Plot: Group L. Grave 83.144
b. May 8, 1828 d. October 30, 1910