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johns hopkins a silhouette
p helen hopkins thom granddaughter of johns hopkinss older brother joseph began collecting material for this portrait when it was possible to talk to people who had actually known the founder of the johns hopkins university . her research became of vital importance when it was discovered that hopkins himself owing to a deep sense of humility had destroyed virtually all of his papers before he died in 1873 . first published in 1929 this biography still stands as the authoritative account of hopkinss life his business career and the motives that lay behind his decision to leave his fortune to establish a university and hospital . p thom tells the story of johns hopkinss family including the origin of his unusual first name originally the surname of his great grandmother . she traces his life from his childhood on the family tobacco plantation to his rise as a merchant and banker who became the largest stockholder of the baltimore and ohio railroad . p thom portrays a man of principle an abolitionist and union supporter in a divided city who found himself at odds with his quaker faith . he disagreed with them about temperance trading in whiskey and enjoying fine wine and champagne . forbidden to marry the only woman he ever loved his first cousin elizabeth he remained a lifelong bachelor . p johns hopkins died of pneumonia at the age of 78 on december 24 1873 . this volume includes his will and instructions to the trustees in which he articulated his wishes for a school of medicine a university press an orphanage and a school of nursing . among his stipulations was that the hospital treat anyone regardless of race sex age or ability to pay . p this reissued edition brings this compelling portrait to a new generation of readers .
hardcover johns hopkins university press 2008 isbn13 9780801890987 isbn10 0801890985
abridged n isbn 13 9780801890987 number in series 1 number of pages 125 publisher johns hopkins univ pr release date 62135769600000