:this article is about the philanthropist. for institutions named after him, see johns hopkins university and johns hopkins hospital.  johns hopkins (may 19, 1795. â december 24, 1873) was an american entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist of 19th-century baltimore, maryland. his bequests founded numerous institutions bearing his name, most notably johns hopkins hospital, and johns hopkins university (including its academic divisions such as johns hopkins school of nursing, johns hopkins school of medicine, johns hopkins carey business school, and johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health). a biography entitled johns hopkins: a silhouette written by his cousin, helen hopkins thom, was published in 1929 by the johns hopkins university press. ==early life== johns hopkins was born on may 19, 1795. he was one of eleven children born to samuel hopkins (1759â1814) of crofton, maryland, and hannah janney (1774â1864), of loudoun county, virginia.jacob, kathryn a. "mr. johns hopkins." mr. johns hopkins. johns hopkins university, n.d. web. 07 oct. 2013. . his home was whitehall, a 500-acre (two kmÂ²) tobacco plantation in anne arundel county. his first name was inherited from his grandfather johns hopkins who received his first name when his mother margaret johns married gerard hopkins.jacob, kathryn a. "mr. johns hopkins." mr. johns hopkins. johns hopkins university, n.d. web. 07 oct. 2013. . the hopkins family were members of the society of friends (quakers). in 1807 they emancipated their slaves in accordance with their local society decree, which called for freeing the able-bodied and caring for the others, who would remain at the plantation and provide labor as they c
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