Griffith J. Griffith

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industrialist person philanthropist

Griffith J. Griffith was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist best known for donating the land and funds that created Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	industrialist → person → philanthropist →
associatedWith	Rancho Los Feliz →
birthCountry	Wales →
birthDate	1850-01-04 →
birthPlace	Bettws, Glamorganshire, Wales →
burialPlace	Hollywood Forever Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	liver disease →
citizenshipStatus	naturalized American citizen →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1919-07-06 →
donatedTo	City of Los Angeles →
era	early 20th century → late 19th century →
ethnicOrigin	Welsh →
familyName	Griffith →
givenName	Griffith →
immigratedTo	United States of America NERFINISHED →
industry	mining →
knownFor	transforming Rancho Los Feliz land into a public park →
legacy	Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) → Griffith Observatory → Griffith Park →
movedTo	Los Angeles, California, United States →
name	Griffith Jenkins Griffith →
nationality	Welsh-American →
notableFor	donation of land for Griffith Park → endowment of Griffith Observatory →
occupation	industrialist → philanthropist →
philanthropicDonation	3,015 acres for Griffith Park → funds for construction of Griffith Observatory → funds for construction of a Greek Theatre in Los Angeles →
philanthropyFocus	civic culture in Los Angeles → public education in astronomy → public parks →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
spouse	Christina Mesmer Griffith →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Griffith Observatory → Griffith Park →	namedAfter
Griffith Observatory →	founder