Stanford University

private research university in Stanford, California, USA

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Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died from typhoid at the age of 15.

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