Peabody (surname)
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Peabody is a surname, and may refer to:
- Elizabeth PeabodyElizabeth PeabodyElizabeth Palmer Peabody was an American educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Long before most educators, Peabody embraced the premise that children's play has intrinsic developmental and educational value.-Biography:Peabody was born in Billerica,...
(1804–1894), a United States educator - Endicott PeabodyEndicott PeabodyEndicott "Chub" Peabody was the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965.-Early life:...
(1920–1997), a United States politician, Governor of Massachusetts - Endicott Peabody (1857–1944), an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Episcopal priest and founder of the Groton School for BoysGroton SchoolGroton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
. - Francis Greenwood PeabodyFrancis Greenwood PeabodyFrancis Greenwood Peabody was minister and professor of theology at Harvard University.-Bibliography:* Jesus Christ and the Christian Character by Francis Greenwood Peabody ISBN 0559603711...
(1847-1936), minister and Harvard professor - F.H. Peabody, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
company, the city of Peabody, KansasPeabody, KansasPeabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named after F.H. Peabody, of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880's downtown main street...
is named in his honor. - Francis Stuyvesant PeabodyFrancis S. PeabodyFrancis Stuyvesant Peabody was an American businessman who founded Peabody Coal, and became a wealthy coal baron.His father was a prominent Chicago attorney, Francis Peabody graduated from Yale University intending to follow in his father's footsteps. But, after trying the law he switched to...
(1858—1922), businessman, founder of Peabody Energy as Peabody Coal in 1883 - George PeabodyGeorge PeabodyGeorge Peabody was an American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Trust in Britain and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and was responsible for many other charitable initiatives.-Biography:...
(1795–1869), a U.S. entrepreneur, London-based banker and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Institute, Museums, and Trust - George Foster PeabodyGeorge Foster PeabodyGeorge Foster Peabody was a banker and philanthropist.-Early life:...
(1852–1938), a Southern U.S. banker and philanthropist for whom the Peabody Award is named - James Hamilton PeabodyJames Hamilton PeabodyJames Hamilton Peabody was the 13th and 15th Governor of Colorado, and is noted for his public service in Cañon City.-Family background:...
, a former governor of the U.S. state of Colorado - Catherine Endicott PeabodyJohn Lowell Gardner IIJohn "Jack" Lowell Gardner II was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston.- Background :Jack Gardner's mother, Catherine Endicott...
(1837-1898), daughter of Joseph PeabodyJoseph PeabodyJoseph Peabody was a merchant and shipowner who dominated trade between Massachusetts and the Far East for a number of years.-Family and career:... - Joseph PeabodyJoseph PeabodyJoseph Peabody was a merchant and shipowner who dominated trade between Massachusetts and the Far East for a number of years.-Family and career:...
(1757-1844), Salem shipowner and merchant - Michael Douglas Peabody (born 1974), author and attorney
- Nathaniel PeabodyNathaniel PeabodyNathaniel Peabody was an American physician from Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780....
(1741-1823), a physician from New Hampshire - Nathaniel Peabody (Boston)Nathaniel Peabody (Boston)Nathaniel Peabody was a U.S. physician and dentist from Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, having studied at Dartmouth. He was descended from John Paybody of Plymouth of 1635, and in early Massachusetts records, the name of these ancestors was often spelled Pabodie...
(1774-1855), Boston BrahminBoston BrahminBoston Brahmins are wealthy Yankee families characterized by a highly discreet and inconspicuous life style. Based in and around Boston, they form an integral part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment... - Nathaniel Peabody (Salem) (1774-1855), father of Elizabeth PalmerElizabeth PeabodyElizabeth Palmer Peabody was an American educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Long before most educators, Peabody embraced the premise that children's play has intrinsic developmental and educational value.-Biography:Peabody was born in Billerica,...
, Mary TylerMary Tyler Peabody MannMary Tyler Peabody Mann of chronic bronchitis) was a teacher, author, mother, and wife of Horace Mann, American education reformer and politician.-Early Life:Mary Tyler Peabody Mann was the daughter of Dr. Nathaniel Peabody and Elizabeth Palmer Peabody...
, Sophia Amelia - Richard R. PeabodyRichard R. PeabodyRichard Rogers Peabody Richard Rogers Peabody Richard Rogers Peabody (13 Jan 1892 (Boston, Massachusetts) - 26 Apr 1936 (New York City, New York) grew up as a member of the upper class in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Groton, where his grandfather was headmaster, and later enrolled at Harvard...
(1892-1936), author of The Common Sense of Drinking, a major influence on Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid movement which says its "primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio...
founder Bill WilsonBill W.William Griffith Wilson , also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous , an international mutual aid fellowship with over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety...
. - Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (1809–1871), a United States painter and illustrator, wife of author Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...
Fictional
- Amelia PeabodyAmelia PeabodyAmelia Peabody Emerson is the protagonist of the Amelia Peabody series, a series of mystery novels, written by author Elizabeth Peters. Peabody is married to Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and has one biological child, Walter "Ramses" Peabody Emerson, who provides a parallel voice in many of the...
, a fictional character in a series of Victorian mystery novels by Elizabeth Peters - Helena Peabody , a fictional character on The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
TV series - Josiah Peabody, a fictional character in the novel The Captain from ConnecticutThe Captain from ConnecticutThe Captain from Connecticut is a novel by CS Forester, the author of the novels about fictional Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower. The Captain from Connecticut is set at the tail end of the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. It was written during World War II...
(1941) by C.S. Forester - Professor Peabody (Jocelyn Mabel Peabody), a fictional female character in the Dan Dare comic series.