Leland Stanford Jr.
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Leland Stanford Jr. was the only child of American industrialist and politician Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, Stanford became the namesake of Stanford
Leland Stanford in 1872
Stanford's death mask on display at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts
Stanford University
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Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Lela
Leland Stanford Jr.
…American industrialist and politician Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, Stanford became the namesake of Stanford University, which is officially called Leland Stanford Junior University. Stanford was the only child of California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane…
Campus statue of the Stanfords
Center of the campus in 1891
Ichthyologist and founding president of Stanford, David Starr Jordan
William Shockley, Stanford professor, Nobel laureate in physics, "Father of Silicon Valley"