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THE Earl Of Iveagh, who died on Oct. 7 in his eightieth year, distributed large sums for public objects. Consideration for the sufferings Of others was one Of his noblest characteristics, and his contributions to hospitals in Dublin and else- where were on a prncely scale. When the Boer War broke out, he equipped the Irish Field Hospital, and during the Great War he spent vast sums in increasing the provision for our sick and wounded. Lord Iveagh was, however, a philanthropist ernbued with a spirit Of social reform. The urgent appeal Of sickness and suffering is responded to by many according to their means, but other Of Lord Iveagh's repeated acts Of benevolence indicate a considered scheme to increase the well-being by improving the health Of the people.
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The Right Hon. the Earl of Iveagh, F.R.S. Nature 120, 593–594 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120593a0
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