An American Catholic priest of Irish origin. He built a workers' hotel in Nebraska to help those who were unemployed due to the poor wheat harvest. In 1917, he built Boys Town in Omaha, Missouri to help orphans, abandoned children, and poor children and to provide them with an education. He visited Japan immediately after World War II and contributed to measures to support war orphans and homeless children. Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
米国のカトリック神父。アイルランド出身。ネブラスカ州の小麦凶作による失業者の救済のために労働者ホテルを建設。続いて1917年,孤児・棄児・貧児の救済と教育のためにミズーリ州オマハに〈少年の町Boys Town〉を建設した。第2次大戦直後には日本を訪れ,戦災孤児・浮浪児対策に貢献した。
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