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George Peabody

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Gender Male
Death155 years ago
Date of birth February 18,1795
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Peabody
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died November 4,1869
DiedEaton Square
London
United Kingdom
FoundedPeabody Institute Of The Johns Hopkins University
NationalityAmerican
British
Job Entrepreneur
Financier
BooksThree Letters of Mr. George Peabody: Who Established the Peabody Education Fund A. D. 1867
The Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore. the Founder's Letters and the Papers Relating to Its Dedication and Its History, Up to the 1st January, 1868
Letter from George Peabody, Esq. to the Trustees for the Establishment of an Institute in the City of Baltimore
Kings Landing: A Living History Colourguide
School Days: The One-Room Schools of Maritime Canada
An Account of the Proceedings at the Dinner Given by Mr. George Peabody to the Americans Connected with the Great Exhibition at the London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill on the 27th October, 1851
Place of burialHarmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts, United States
ParentsThomas Peabody and Judith Dodge
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George Peabody was an American financier and philanthropist. He was the father of modern philanthropy. Born into a poor family in Massachusetts, Peabody went into business in dry goods and later into banking.

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