Thomas Coram

Thomas Coram
Portrait by William Hogarth, 1740.
Born	c. 1668 Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Died	29 March 1751 London, Great Britain
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	Shipwright, sea captain, philanthropist
Spouse	Eunice Waite

Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – 29 March 1751) was an English sea captain and philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to look after abandoned children on the streets of London. It is said to be the world's first incorporated charity.