Baron Bliss
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Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, commonly known as Baron Bliss (16 February, 1869 - 9 March, 1926) was a British born traveler who willed some two million United States dollars to a trust fund for the benefit of the citizens of what was then the colony of British Honduras (now Belize).
The Bliss Institute, a museum, research centre, and library in Belize City as well as that city's Bliss Lighthouse (where Bliss's tomb is located), and various medical facilities around the country were part of the benefits from this endowment.
Belize celebrates Baron Bliss Day each March 9 in his honour.
Bliss's early personal history as well as the origin of his "Baron" title is uncertain. He styled himself "Fourth Baron Bliss of the Kingdom of Portugal"; there is some speculation that the original Portuguese title was Baron de Barrato. Other sources say that his family surname was originally Barretts. He lived in the Bahamas for some years before coming to Belize shortly before his death.
External link
- Baron Bliss on Bleaseswebworld.com (http://bleaseswebworld.com/baronbliss.html)