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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801890985

ISBN-139780801890987

eBay Product ID (ePID)66578151

Product Key Features

Book TitleJohns Hopkins : a Silhouette

Number of Pages184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Historical

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorHelen Hopkins Thom

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-939359

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal378.04

Table Of ContentIntroduction to the 2009 EditionIntroduction by Dr. FrenchForewordList of IllustrationsI. The Early Life of Johns HopkinsII. Out of the School-House into the OfficeIII. ElizabethIV. The Making of a FinancierV. AnecdotesVII. Johns Hopkins at HomeVII. Last DaysVIII. FulfilmentAppendixI. The Letter of Instructions Given by Johns Hopkins to his TrusteesII. The Last Will and Testament of Johns HopkinsIII. The Hopkins GenealogyIV. Resolutions Sent by the Mayor and City Council to Johns Hopkins, March, 1873

SynopsisHelen Hopkins Thom -- granddaughter of Johns Hopkins's 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 ......, Helen Hopkins Thom--granddaughter of Johns Hopkins's 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 Hopkins's life, his business career, and the motives that lay behind his decision to leave his fortune to establish a university and hospital. Thom tells the story of Johns Hopkins's 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. 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. 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. This reissued edition brings this compelling portrait to a new generation of readers., Helen Hopkins Thom -- granddaughter of Johns Hopkins's 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 Hopkins's life, his business career, and the motives that lay behind his decision to leave his fortune to establish a university and hospital.Thom tells the story of Johns Hopkins's 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. 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.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.This reissued edition brings this compelling portrait to a new generation of readers.

LC Classification NumberLD2625.8.H6T5 2009