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Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins died on Christmas Eve 1873, leaving $7 million to be divided between a university and a hospital that would bear his name. Today, these interconnected institutions remain among the world's great resources for higher education, research, patient care, and public service.
The Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as America's first research university, founded for the express purpose of expanding knowledge and putting that knowledge to work for the good of humanity.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university's School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the United States. Today, the school, the hospital, and an extensive health system are known as Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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