Lick, James, 1796-1876
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Name (Latin)
Lick, James, 1796-1876
Date of birth
1796-08-25
Date of death
1876-10-01
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Wright, H. James Lick's monument, 1986:CIP t.p. (James Lick) galley (philanthropist who endowed Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Calif.)
- LC data base, 2/6/86(hdg.: Lick, James, 1796-1876)
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James Lick bust
Oleg Alexandrov, Public domain
File:James Lick bust.jpg
Oleg Alexandrov, Public domain
File:Lickmonument.jpg
Zlbender, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
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.
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