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James Lick

American philanthropist
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Born:
Aug. 25, 1796, Stumpstown [now Fredericksburg], Pa., U.S.
Died:
Oct. 1, 1876, San Francisco (aged 80)
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James Lick (born Aug. 25, 1796, Stumpstown [now Fredericksburg], Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 1, 1876, San Francisco) was a U.S. philanthropist who endowed the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, Calif. After an incomplete elementary education and an apprenticeship as a carpenter, Lick worked for a year as a piano maker in Baltimore, a trade he resumed after spending 17 years in South America. In 1848 he arrived in San Francisco and at once commenced purchasing real estate, acquiring holdings not only in Santa Clara Valley but also at Lake Tahoe, on Santa Catalina Island, and in Nevada. Lick never ...(100 of 143 words)

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