biography
| name: |
Barnardo, Thomas John
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pronunciation:
[bah(r)nah(r)doh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1845–1905)
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| biography:
| Physician and philanthropist, the founder of homes for destitute children, born in Dublin, Ireland. A clerk by profession, he was converted to Christianity in 1862 and, after a period spent preaching in the Dublin slums, moved to London in 1866 to study medicine with the aim of becoming a medical missionary. Instead he founded in 1867, while still a student, the East End Mission for destitute children in Stepney and a number of homes in Greater London, which came to be known as the Dr Barnardo's Homes. The present-day organization is responsible for over 140 schools, hostels, and youth centres, with branches in such countries as Australia, New Zealand, and Kenya. |
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