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  2. Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 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, Leland Jr. [2]

  3. History of Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, U.S. senator, and former California governor, together with his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford.It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died in 1884 from typhoid fever just before his 16th birthday.

  4. Leland Stanford - Wikipedia

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    With his wife Jane, Stanford founded Leland Stanford Junior University as a memorial for their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died as a teenager of typhoid fever in Florence, Italy, in 1884 while on a trip to Europe. The university was established by the Endowment Act of the California Assembly and Senate of March 9, 1885, and the Grant ...

  5. Palo Alto, California - Wikipedia

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    The city of Palo Alto was established in 1894 by the American industrialist Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford, when they founded Stanford University in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr. Palo Alto later expanded and now borders East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo ...

  6. List of colleges and universities in California - Wikipedia

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    City County Enrollment [1] Fall 2022 ... Founded California State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories ... Stanford University: Stanford: Santa Clara: 1891

  7. 'Who Killed Jane Stanford?' Solving the cold case of a ...

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    Solving the cold case of a California founder's murder. ... Jane and Leland co-founded Stanford University, funding it with Leland’s ill-gotten gains. The gesture was a tribute to their only son ...

  8. 105-year-old great-grandmother gets her Stanford degree after ...

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    Eighty-three years after leaving her master’s program at Stanford University for love, 105-year-old Virginia “Ginger” Hislop returned to earn her degree.

  9. Frenchman's Tower - Wikipedia

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    2065 Old Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California: Town or city: Palo Alto: ... [14] for the sum of $140,000 to Leland Stanford, who founded Stanford University in 1891. ...