George Peabody
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George Peabody (1795 - 1869) est un homme d'affaires américain. Il a financé la création de 22 institutions éducatives, dont :
- l'Institut Peabody (« Peabody Institute ») de Baltimore, créé en 1852 ;
- le « Peabody Trust » (anciennement, « Peabody Donation Fund ») de Londres, créé en 1862 ;
- le muséum d'histoire naturelle Peabody (« Peabody Museum of Natural History »), de l'Université Yale, créé en 1866 ;
- le musée Peabody d'archéologie et d'ethnologie, de l'Université Harvard, créé en 1866 ;
- le Peabody Essex Museum (anciennement, « Peabody Academy of Science ») de Salem, créé en 1867 ;
- la « Peabody Education Fund » (devenue la « Southern Education Fund »), créée en 1867.
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- Naissance en 1795
- Décès en 1869
- Personnalité américaine du monde des affaires
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