This B&O; railroad director who died in 1873 left $7 million to found a Baltimore hospital & university
So in 1870, he prepared his 
will, which set aside $7 million for the creation of a free hospital, medical ... After 
his death on December 24, 1873, Hopkins' bequests were set... [DOC] [TLE] Johns Hopkins Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline [PAR] 24 December 1873 AD.