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    James Lick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences....
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    The James Lick Baths (also known as the People's Laundry Building and 165 Tenth Street) in the South of Market District of San Francisco, California is...
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    The James Lick Telescope is a refracting telescope built in 1888. It has a lens 91 centimetres (36 in) in diameter—a major achievement in its day. The...
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    between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from James Lick of $700,000, equivalent to $23,737,778 in 2023. Lick, originally a carpenter and piano maker, had...
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    Lick is a lunar impact crater that has been flooded with basaltic lava. This crater was named in memory of James Lick, a Californian philanthropist. The...
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    Francisco. Within the city of San Francisco, the freeway is also known as James Lick Freeway, named after the California philanthropist. The road was originally...
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  • after James Lick 1951 Lick, an asteroid named after James Lick Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States Lick (surname), people with "Lick" as...
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    James Lick High School is a public high school in San Jose, California, US, located in the Alum Rock district of East San Jose. The school is part of the...
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    The James Lick Mansion, in Santa Clara, California, United States, is the estate of James Lick, who was the richest man in California at the time of his...
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    in the 9th and 10th grades and then transferred to and graduated from James Lick High School, both located in east San Jose, California. Plunkett showed...
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