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Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford (August 25, 1828 – February 28, 1905) was an American philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University in 1885 (opened 1891), along with her husband, Leland Stanford, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15 in 1884.
Jane Stanford, née le 25 août 1828 et décédée le 28 février 1905 est la cofondatrice avec son mari, Leland Stanford, de l' université Stanford, établie pour honorer la mémoire de leur fils unique, Leland Stanford Jr., mort de la typhoïde dans sa seizième année.
20 mai 2022 · Jane Stanford was a monstrous mess. The wife of railroad baron Leland Stanford, Jane was rich, duplicitous and convinced that God was whispering in her ear. Of friends and family, she...
It concerns the mysterious death of the University’s co-founder, Jane Stanford. Though most history books attribute Mrs. Stanford’s death at 76 to heart failure, a closer look at the documents and drama surrounding her demise reveals a quite different picture.
17 mai 2022 · Fearful that someone was trying to murder her, Jane Stanford, a 76-year-old widow, sailed for Honolulu several weeks later with two trusted employees. At the Moana Hotel, on the night of...
A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how, and why. In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son.
16 août 2022 · These fascinating historical investigations examine the motives and opportunities of those who surrounded Jane Stanford and who might have benefited from her death.
