«Even before the Carnegies and Rockefellers became philanthropic legends, there was George Peabody, considered to be the father of modern philanthropy.»
«George Peabody is considered by some to be the father of modern philanthropy.»
(EN) George Peabody Library History, su peabodyevents.library.jhu.edu, Johns Hopkins University. URL consultato il 12 marzo 2010 (archiviato dall'url originale il 4 giugno 2010).
«After the Civil War he funded the Peabody Education Fund which established public education in the South.»