This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2010) |
James Lick | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | Stumpstown (Fredericksburg) Pennsylvania, US | August 25, 1796
Died | October 1, 1876 San Francisco, California, US | (aged 80)
Signature | |
![]() |
James Lick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. The wealthiest man in California at the time of his death, Lick left the majority of his estate to social and scientific causes.[1]