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Peabody is the acknowledged father of modern philanthropy, having established the practice later followed by [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[John D. Rockefeller]], [[Bill Gates]], and some say [[Johns Hopkins]].
Peabody is the acknowledged father of modern philanthropy, having established the practice later followed by [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[John D. Rockefeller]], [[Bill Gates]], and some say [[Johns Hopkins]].
George Peabody never married. He died in London on [[November 4]] [[1869]], aged 74. At the request of the [[Dean of Westminster]] and with the approval of the Queen, Peabody was given a temporary burial in [[Westminster Abbey]].
George Peabody never married. He died in London on [[November 4]] [[1869]], aged 74. At the request of the [[Dean of Westminster]] and with the approval of the Queen, Peabody was given a temporary burial in [[Westminster Abbey]].
