- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- George Foster Peabody (1852-1938)
- Creator:
- Devaney, Sheila
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-10
- Subject:
- Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938
Bankers--Georgia
Philanthropists--Georgia
Businessmen--Georgia
Peabody Awards
Businesspeople--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Georgia Foster Peabody. George Foster Peabody, noted banker and businessman, left his mark on American society through his philanthropic work. He was born on July 27, 1852, in Columbus, the oldest of four children born to native New Englanders Elvira and George Henry Peabody. Peabody's father had relocated the family from Connecticut to Columbus, where he ran a general store. Growing up in Columbus, Peabody attended private school and later studied at Deer Hill Institute in Danbury, Connecticut. The Civil War (1861-65) pushed the family into poverty, and by 1866 they had relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where the fourteen-year-old Peabody took a job with a wholesale dry goods firm.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/george-foster-peabody-1852-1938/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
