American philanthropist, born in Anne Arundel County, MD, on the 19th of May 1795, of Quaker parents. He acquired a large fortune in business pursuits, most of which he devoted to philanthropic purposes. In 1873 he founded a hospital in Baltimore, devoting, in all, $4,500,000 to the institution, which, by the terms of its establishment, was made free to all, independent of race or color. By will he gave $3,500,000 to found the Johns Hopkins University, one of the most complete educational institutions in the country. He also gave Baltimore a public park and an orphan asylum for negro children. He died in Baltimore on the 24th of December 1873.
