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Griffith, Griffith J., 1850-1919

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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016036319

Fuller Name

Griffith Jenkins

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Griffith, Griffith Jenkins, 1850-1919
Griffith, G. J., 1850-1919

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http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2016036319

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http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3403537

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http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2016036319#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Griffith J. Griffith Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

found: Parks, boulevards and playgrounds, 1910:t.p. (Griffith J. Griffith)

found: Wikipedia, March 3, 2014(Griffith J. Griffith; Griffith Jenkins Griffith (January 4, 1850-July 6, 1919) was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated 3,015 acres to the City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park. He later donated money to build the Greek Theater and Griffith Observatory; his legacy was marred by his notorious shooting of his wife in 1903, for which he served 2 years in prison) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_J._Griffith

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2016-03-16: new

2021-12-11: revised

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