Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford (August 25, 1828 – February 28, 1905) was an American philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University in 1885 (opened...
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until his death in 1893. He and his wife Jane founded Stanford University, named after their late son. Stanford was a successful merchant and wholesaler...
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and politician Leland Stanford and his wife Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, he became the namesake of Stanford University, which is officially...
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by railroad magnate Leland Stanford, the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California, and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child...
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Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr. After Leland's...
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Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It was built during the American Renaissance by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband...
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the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and Jane Stanford. Once per year, the mausoleum is opened to the public...
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Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University, posited four propositions to Leland and Jane Stanford when accepting the post, the last of which...
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The Stanford Tree is the Stanford Band's mascot and the unofficial mascot of Stanford University. Stanford's team name is "Cardinal", referring to the...
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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing...
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The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Atlantic...
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donations and on the often limited general fund budget. But in 1905 Jane Stanford directed that after her death, her jewels should be sold and the funds...
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The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB or simply GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private...
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Stanford Cardinal Red dates back to the late 19th century when Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford...
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politics, Jane Stanford joined her husband Leland Stanford to help him run a mercantile business in San Francisco. The couple co-founded Stanford University...
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The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's program has won 136 NCAA team championships, the most of any...
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Stanford Law School (SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, Stanford...
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founder of Stanford University Jane Stanford (1828–1905), widow of Leland Stanford Leland Stanford, Jr. (1868–1884), son of Leland and Jane Stanford Martin...
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom (category Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni)
varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis. She later graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American...
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floors. Following Stanford's death in 1893, his widow Jane Lathrop Stanford continued to oversee the home. In 1900, Jane Stanford donated the home to...
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Stanford University Medical Center is a teaching hospital which includes Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. It serves as a private hospital...
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Stanford Research Park (SRP) is a technology park established in 1951 as a joint initiative between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto. It was...
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Stanford Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford...
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David Starr Jordan (category Presidents of Stanford University)
March 1891, he was approached by Leland and Jane Stanford, who offered him the presidency of Leland Stanford Junior University, which was about to open...
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (redirect from Stanford Linear Collider)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in...
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history of the Stanford University endowment predates the university's founding. The endowment began in 1885 when Leland Stanford and his wife Jane conveyed...
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at Stanford University. The department is currently located in the David Packard Building on Jane Stanford Way in Stanford, California. Stanford University...
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MacHale has suggested George Boole may have been a model for Moriarty. Jane Stanford, in That Irishman, suggests that Doyle borrowed some of the traits and...
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February 1905, Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, died of strychnine poisoning in a room at the Moana Hotel. Stanford is believed to have...
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Stanford University has many centers and institutes dedicated to the study of various specific topics. These centers and institutes may be within a department...
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