| Names |
JAMSETJEE JEEJEBHOY |
| Date of Birth |
July 15, 1783 |
| Date of
Death |
April 14, 1859 |
|
Identity |
Indian industrialist and
philonthropist. |
| Works |
Some of Jejeebhoy's
notable charitable works include:
- Mahim Causeway: The
British Government had refused to build a causeway to
connect the island of Mahim to Bandra in Mumbai.
- He donated to at least 126 notable
public charities, including the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
School of Art, the Sir J. J. College of Architecture, the
Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art and the Seth R.J.J. High
School.
- Sir J.J. Hospital:
- The Grant Govt Medical College,
Mumbai is a medical college affiliated to the
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.
- It is one of the oldest institutions in
India teaching Western medicine in Asia.
- It is situated on the campus of Sir J. J.
Hospital having combined bed strength of 2844
and caters to an annual load of 1,200,000 out patients
and 80,000 indoor patients.
- The hospital was opened in Mumbai
on May 15, 1845.
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| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- The first Indian to become a
Baronet. (Baronet is the holder of a baronetcy, a
hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The practice of
awarding baronetcies was originally introduced in England in the
14th century and was used by James I of England in 1611 as a means
of raising funds).
- Being a self-made man,
having experienced the miseries of poverty in early life, he
developed great sympathy for his poorer countrymen.
- In his later life he was occupied
with alleviating human distress in all its
forms, irrespective of their religion, caste and creed.
- Hospitals, schools, homes of
charity and pension funds throughout India
(particularly in Mumbai, Navsari, Surat, and Poona) were
created or endowed by Jejeebhoy, and he financed the
construction of many public works such as wells, reservoirs,
bridges, and causeways.
- By the time of his death in 1859, he
was estimated to have donated over £230,000
to charity.
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