Peabody, George — born Feb. 18, 1795, South Danvers [now Peabody], Mass., U.S. died Nov. 4, 1869, London, Eng. U.S. merchant and financier. Born in South Danvers, Mass. (renamed Peabody in his honour), he earned an early fortune as a partner in a wholesale dry… … Universalium
Peabody, George — (1795–1869). Comerciante y financista estadounidense. Nació en South Danvers, Mass. (ciudad que fue rebautizada en su honor como Peabody). Amasó tempranamente una fortuna como socio de una empresa mayorista del confecciones y como presidente de… … Enciclopedia Universal
PEABODY, GEORGE — philanthropist, born at Danvers, now Peabody, in Massachusetts, U.S.; made a large fortune as a dry goods merchant in Baltimore and as a stockbroker as well in London; gave away for benevolent purposes in his lifetime a million and a half of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
George Foster Peabody — (* 27. Juli 1852 in Columbus, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten; † 4. März 1938) war ein New Yorker Investment Banker und Mäzen. Er spendete einen Großteil seines Vermögens für gemeinnützige Einrichtungen, insbesondere im Bereich Erziehung und Kunst.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
George — George, David Lloyd George, Henry George, Pierre George, Stefan * * * (as used in expressions) Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4 conde de George William Russell Akerlof, George A. Alexander, Harold (Rupert Leofric George) Alexander, 1 conde… … Enciclopedia Universal
George Peabody House Museum — Infobox nrhp | name =George Peabody House nrhp type = caption = George Peabody House at 205 Washington Street location= Peabody, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 31 lat seconds = 16 lat direction = N long degrees = 70 long minutes =… … Wikipedia
Peabody Awards — Die George Foster Peabody Awards, kurz Peabody Awards, werden jährlich für herausragende Leistungen in der Fernseh und Radioproduktion in den USA vergeben. Die Peabody Awards werden seit 1940 vom Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peabody Museum — The Peabody Museum can refer to several museums founded by or dedicated to George Peabody:* George Peabody House Museum at his birthplace in Peabody, Massachusetts * Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts * Peabody Leather Museum in Peabody … Wikipedia
Peabody — /pee bod ee, beuh dee/, n. 1. Elizabeth Palmer, 1804 94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S. 2. Endicott, 1857 1944, U.S. educator. 3. George, 1795 1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England. 4.… … Universalium
George — /jawrj/, n. 1. a figure of St. George killing the dragon, esp. one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter. 2. Brit. Slang. any coin bearing the image of St. George. 3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the… … Universalium
George Foster Peabody — (July 27, 1852 ndash; March 4, 1938) was banker born in Columbus, Georgia to George Henry Peabody and Elvira Canfield. He moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York, shortly after the American Civil War and worked in the family s mercantile… … Wikipedia
