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Chad Varah
English Anglican priest (1911-2007) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 95
Edward Chad Varah was an English Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplating suicide.
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Lived 1911 to 2007 · aged 95