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George Peabody

ジョージ・ピーボディ　/　じょーじ・ぴーぼでぃ

American financier

February 18, 1795 – November 4, 1869　・　Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts
financier
entrepreneur
banker

My Take

George Peabody fascinates me because he basically invented what we now call modern philanthropy. Born poor in Massachusetts in 1795, he built a fortune through dry goods and then banking, but what I find remarkable is that he chose to give it away on a scale nobody had attempted before. The Congressional Gold Medal was earned, yet his real monument is the housing, libraries and education funds that still carry his name. I think he set a template that every American tycoon since has measured themselves against. Few financiers leave a legacy that is genuinely about generosity rather than wealth.

Overview

George Peabody (; February 18, 1795 – November 4, 1869) was an American financier and philanthropist. He is often considered the father of modern philanthropy. Born into a poor family in Massachusetts, Peabody went into business in dry goods and later into banking.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): George Peabody
Name (Japanese): ジョージ・ピーボディ
Reading: じょーじ・ぴーぼでぃ
Born: February 18, 1795 – November 4, 1869
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rabbit
Origin: Peabody, Massachusetts, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: financier / entrepreneur / banker

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Congressional Gold Medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3

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