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.


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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

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

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