Thomas Guy, Bookseller, investor, governor of St Thomas' Hospital, founder of Guy's Hospital, Founder and benefactor of Guy's Hospital
Dates: 1644/1645-1724
Biography
Thomas Guy was a wealthy bookseller and investor who founded Guy's Hospital in London in 1721. His endowment and the institution's subsequent estate holdings are associated with Bunshill, which was sold to Guy's Hospital in 1731.
Notes / Sources
Thomas Guy was the hospital's founder, not the recorded personal holder of Bunshill in 1731; the purchaser was Guy's Hospital.
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