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History of Stanford University History of Stanford University This is the history of Stanford University. The university officially opened on October 1, 1891 to 555 students. On the university's opening day, Founding President David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) said to Stanford's Pioneer Class: "[Stanford] is hallowed by no traditions; it is hampered by none. Its finger posts all point forward." However, much preceded the opening and continued for several years until the death of the last Founder, Jane Stanford, in 1905 and the destruction of the 1906 earthquake. Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, U.S. senator, and former California governor, together with