American philanthropist, co-founder of Stanford University, first lady of California
Jane Stanford
Born
Jane Elizabeth Lathrop
(1828-08-25)August 25, 1828
Albany, New York, U.S.
Died
February 28, 1905(1905-02-28) (aged 76)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Resting place
Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford, California
Occupation(s)
Social entrepreneur, philanthropist
Known for
Co-founder of Stanford University
Spouse
Leland Stanford
(m. 1850; died 1893)
Children
Leland Stanford Jr.
8th First Lady of California
In office January 10, 1862 – December 10, 1863
Preceded by
Maria Downey
Succeeded by
Mollie Low
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. After her husband's death in 1893, she funded and operated the university almost single-handedly until her unsolved murder by strychnine poisoning in 1905.
She was the eighth First Lady of California. Her husband served as governor from January 10, 1862 to December 10, 1863.
Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford (August 25, 1828 – February 28, 1905) was an American philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University in 1885 (opened...
until his death in 1893. He and his wife Jane founded Stanford University, named after their late son. Stanford was a successful merchant and wholesaler...
1885 by Leland Stanford—a railroad magnate who served as the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California—and his wife, Jane, in memory of...
of the last founder, JaneStanford, in 1905 and the destruction by the 1906 earthquake. Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, U...
the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and JaneStanford. Once per year, the mausoleum is opened to the public...
Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It was built during the American Renaissance by JaneStanford as a memorial to her husband...
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing...
Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University, posited four propositions to Leland and JaneStanford when accepting the post, the last of which...
Stanford Law School (SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, Stanford...
The Stanford Tree is the Stanford Band's mascot and the unofficial mascot of Stanford University. Stanford's team name is "Cardinal", referring to the...
politics, JaneStanford joined her husband Leland Stanford to help him run a mercantile business in San Francisco. The couple co-founded Stanford University...
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB or simply GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private...
March 1891, he was approached by Leland and JaneStanford, who offered him the presidency of Leland Stanford Junior University, which was about to open...
donations and on the often limited general fund budget. But in 1905 JaneStanford directed that after her death, her jewels should be sold and the funds...
Stanford University Medical Center is a medical complex which includes Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. It is consistently ranked as...
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in...
floors. Following Stanford's death in 1893, his widow Jane Lathrop Stanford continued to oversee the home. In 1900, JaneStanford donated the home to...
varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis. She later graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American...
university and for the women to the south-west. The founders, Leland and JaneStanford, rejected the idea and decided that the recently built Hôtel Kursaal...
The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's program has won 135 NCAA team championships, the most of any...
Jane Lauder Warsh (born 1973) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. Lauder is the daughter of Jo Carole Lauder (née Knopf) and Ronald Lauder...
MacHale has suggested George Boole may have been a model for Moriarty. JaneStanford, in That Irishman, suggests that Doyle borrowed some of the traits and...
February 1905, JaneStanford, co-founder of Stanford University, died of strychnine poisoning in a room at the Moana Hotel. Stanford is believed to have...
Stanford Research Park (SRP) is a technology park established in 1951 as a joint initiative between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto. It was...
The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Atlantic...