Griffith J. Griffith
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Griffith J. Griffith canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrialist
ⓘ
person ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Feliz
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
|
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Griffith ⓘ |
| givenName | Griffith ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| spouse | Christina Mesmer Griffith ⓘ |
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