Griffith J. Griffith (Person)
Griffith J. Griffith
1850 AD - 1919 AD
Welsh-born American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a significant fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated 3,015 acres (12.20 km2) to the City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park, and he bequeathed the money to build the park's Greek Theatre and Griffith Observatory.
Griffith's legacy was marred by his notorious shooting of his wife in 1903, a crime for which he served two years in prison.
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