Johns Hopkins was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist best known for funding the establishment of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, which have since become leading institutions for scientific research and medical advancements. At the time of his death, his donation was the largest philanthropic bequest ever made to an American educational institution.
- Occupation
- entrepreneur, philanthropist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 19, 1795
- Died
- December 24, 1873
