GEORGE PEABODY
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BORN DANVERS MASS, USA 18TH FEBRUARY, 1795. DIED LONDON ENGLAND, 4 NOVEMBER 1869. AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST AND GREAT BENEFACTOR OF THE LONDON POOR. ACCORDED THE HONORARY FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON, 10 JULY 1862.
THIS STATUE BY W.W.STORY WAS UNVEILED ON THE 23 JULY 1869.

The plaque is on the statue dedicated to a philanthropist who was born in the United States and moved to London, and is considered the father of modern philanthropy. Peabody was a banker who devoted his fortune to charity, and founded many organizations that had this as their goal.

The statue by William Wetmore Story was placed in 1869, while Peabody was still alive (he died 3 months after the statue was placed), and is one of the few statues made of living figures. A replica of the statue is in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

On the base of the statue appears the text:
FERD. V. MILLER fudit, MUNICH 1869
who may have been involved in the creation of the statue
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