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Barnardo

American  
[bahr-nahr-doh, ber-] / bɑrˈnɑr doʊ, bər- /

noun

  1. John Thomas, 1845–1905, English physician, social reformer, and philanthropist, born in Ireland.


Barnardo British  
/ bəˈnɑːdəʊ, bɑː- /

noun

  1. Dr Thomas John . 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He suffered probably his worst flop in 1980 as creator of the West End musical Barnardo, which aimed to be another Oliver but definitely wasn't.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2018

The museum is housed in three huge canalside buildings, which once formed the largest ragged school in run by Dr Thomas Barnardo.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2012

The play was called Open Door and dramatized the life of the founder, John Barnardo; Fry toured England with it for two years.

From Time Magazine Archive

"But the little ones—the very tiny ones, Dr. Barnardo, where do they go?"

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

The house, which once belonged to the late Dr. Barnardo, has been recently hired on a short lease.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider

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