Thomas Coram

Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – 29 March 1751) was a philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital to look after unwanted children in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury. It is said to be the world's first incorporated charity.

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Thomas Coram
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1668
Birth place
England , Dorset , United Kingdom , Lyme Regis
Nationality
England
Date of deathMarch 29, 1751

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