George Foster Peabody, whose name the awards bear, was born in Columbus, Ga. He became a highly successful New York investment banker who devoted much of his fortune to education and social enterprise. Mr. Peabody was especially interested in the state university of his native Georgia and made significant contributions to the University's library, the War Memorial Fund, and the development of the School of Forestry. Along with his business partner Spencer Trask and Mr. Trask's wife, Katrina, Mr. Peabody helped found Yaddo, the famous artists' retreat at ...

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