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Motto – Die Luft der Freiheit Weht (the wind of freedom blows) Established – 1891 Presindent – John L. Hennessy Location – Stanford, California, United States General information The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford... More

Motto – Die Luft der Freiheit Weht (the wind of freedom blows) Established – 1891 Presindent – John L. Hennessy Location – Stanford, California, United States General information The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university with a strong emphasis on scientific, technological and social science research. The university is situated on a campus located near Palo Alto, California on the San Francisco Peninsula. History Leland Stanford, a Californian railroad tycoon and politician, founded the university in 1891 in honor of his son, Leland Stanford, Jr. who died of typhoid two months before his 16 birthday. The university was established as a coeducational and nondenominational institution, but struggled financially after the senior Stanford s 1893 death and much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. By 1970, Stanford was home to a linear accelerator, one of the original four Less