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Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”
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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.
Stanford opened its doors on Oct. 1, 1891, with some 555 students enrolled in the first year. The Stanford Family Leland, Jane and Leland Jr. sat for this portrait at the Walery Studio in Paris c. 1881-1883.
History. Statue of the Stanford family on the Stanford University campus. Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, dedicated to the memory of Leland Stanford Jr., their only child. The institution opened in 1891 on Stanford's previous Palo Alto farm.
Das Motto der Universität, das die Siegel und alle Andenken der Hochschule ziert, ist in deutscher Sprache verfasst: Die Luft der Freiheit weht. Der Satz geht auf den deutschen Humanisten Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523) zurück und wurde von David Starr Jordan, dem ersten Präsidenten der Stanford University, eingeführt.
Vor 2 Tagen · The university was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane (née Lathrop), and was dedicated to their deceased only child, Leland, Jr.; it opened in 1891. The university campus largely occupies Stanford’s former Palo Alto farm. The buildings, conceived by landscape architect
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Welcome to Stanford. On October 1, 1891, more than 400 enthusiastic young men and women were on hand for opening day ceremonies at Leland Stanford Junior University.
