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Thomas Coram
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Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – 29 March 1751) was an English sea captain and philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to look after abandoned children on the streets of London. It is said to be the world's first incorporated charity.

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People Who Built Institutions Larger Than Their Own Reputation
People Who Built Institutions Larger Than Their Own Reputation
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A library, college or charity can become familiar long after the life behind its beginnings has faded from view. These profiles use continuing institutions as routes into people who helped build...
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