Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Johns Hopkins maintains campuses in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Italy,China and Singapore. The university was founded on January 22, 1876 and named for its benefactor, thephilanthropist Johns Hopkins. Daniel Coit Gilman was inaugurated as first presidenton February 22, 1876. Johns Hopkins pioneered the concept of the modern...
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