Johns Hopkins

Entrepreneur, Organization founder

1795 – 1873

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Who was Johns Hopkins?

Johns Hopkins was an American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist of 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland.

His bequests founded numerous institutions bearing his name, most notably Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins University.

A biography entitled Johns Hopkins: A Silhouette written by his cousin, Helen Hopkins Thom, was published in 1929 by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Born
May 19, 1795
Anne Arundel County
Also known as
  • Хопкинс, Джонс
  • 约翰·霍普金斯
Religion
  • Quakers
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Baltimore
Died
Dec 24, 1873
Baltimore

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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