American businessman and piano builder (1796–1876)
For a high school named after Lick, see James Lick High School and Lick-Wilmerding High School.
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James Lick
Born
(1796-08-25)August 25, 1796
Stumpstown (Fredericksburg) Pennsylvania, US
Died
October 1, 1876(1876-10-01) (aged 80)
San Francisco, California, US
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James Lick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. The wealthiest man in California at the time of his death, Lick left the majority of his estate to social and scientific causes.[1]
JamesLick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences....
The JamesLick Baths (also known as the People's Laundry Building and 165 Tenth Street) in the South of Market District of San Francisco, California is...
between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from JamesLick of $700,000, equivalent to $23,737,778 in 2023. Lick, originally a carpenter and piano maker, had...
Francisco. Within the city of San Francisco, the freeway is also known as JamesLick Freeway, named after the California philanthropist. The road was originally...
after JamesLick 1951 Lick, an asteroid named after JamesLickLick Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States Lick (surname), people with "Lick" as...
The JamesLick Mansion, in Santa Clara, California, United States, is the estate of JamesLick, who was the richest man in California at the time of his...
The JamesLick Telescope is a refracting telescope built in 1888. It has a lens 91 centimetres (36 in) in diameter—a major achievement in its day. The...
JamesLick High School is a public high school in San Jose, California, US, located in the Alum Rock district of East San Jose. The school is part of the...
in the 9th and 10th grades and then transferred to and graduated from JamesLick High School, both located in east San Jose, California. Plunkett showed...
Sherman Otis Houghton William B. Ide Frank James Seth Kinman Peter Lester JamesLick Heinrich Lienhard James Marshall, discoverer of the first gold Richard...
"Lick It" is a song recorded by American dance music group 20 Fingers featuring singer Roula, released in February 1995 as the second single from their...
the well-appointed JamesLick Baths building, with laundry facilities, given to the citizens of San Francisco in 1890 by the JamesLick estate for their...
Lick It Up is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss. Before its 1983 release, the band members appeared on MTV without their trademark make-up...
A lick granuloma, also known as acral lick dermatitis, is a skin disorder found most commonly in dogs, but also in cats. In dogs, it results typically...
or eight years. Several grammar schools survive to this day, including James Denman Middle School, Lowell High School (formerly Union Grammar School)...
described himself as "a very serious student." Valdez graduated from JamesLick High School in San Jose and went on to attend San José State University...
observation for over a century. The next largest refractor telescopes are the JamesLick telescope, and the Meudon Great Refractor. Most are classical great refractors...
the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball...
across the border. Santana lived in the Mission District, graduated from JamesLick Middle School, and left Mission High School in 1965. He was accepted at...
Lima, Peru, and opened a confectionery store. In 1847, nine years later, JamesLick (Ghirardelli's neighbor) moved to San Francisco, California, with 600 lb...
Long Beach Polytechnic High School for three years and graduated from JamesLick High School in San Jose. She was the youngest of four boys and six girls...
A penny lick was a small glass for serving ice cream, used in London, England, and elsewhere in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century...
California State Letterhead (1886): Printed by a San Francisco lithographer JamesLick Pioneer Monument, San Francisco (1894) So-called Dollar HK-249: Issued...