Charles Loring Brace | |
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Born | Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S. | June 19, 1826
Died | August 11, 1890 | (aged 64)
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale College (B.A. 1846)[1][2] |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | married on August 21, 1854, Letitia Neill in Belfast |
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Charles Loring Brace (June 19, 1826 – August 11, 1890) was an American philanthropist who contributed to the field of social reform. He is considered a father of the modern foster care movement and was most renowned for starting the Orphan Train movement of the mid-19th century, and for founding Children's Aid Society.