Patrick+K.+-+I+am+Stephen+Girard

My I AM person is Stephen Girard. I got him just out of luck since I just chose some random guy so that I would learn new things that I didn't know. The only things I knew about Stephen Girard, before researching was his name, that he was a man, and that he was a famous person. First, when I heard that Girard was blind in his right eye, I thought that maybe, this man was one that survived stuff. I never guessed it was about wealth. I thought that because for wealth, you need to have a chance, and that chance doesn't come to right eye blinded sea people very often. They mostly come to richer families or people of greater natural-born fame. I think that this was very interesting.


 * My primary historical question is...**

Why did Girard give a huge chunk of his money to the founding a college while he hadn't ever been schooled?
** Timeline **

media type="custom" key="588611" Stephen Girard Biographical Timeline by Patrick_Star

=Primary Sources= Document
 * [|Stephen Girard Magazine Article>]
 * [|Stephen Girard's Will]

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Visual Quotes > If I knew I should die tomorrow, I would plant a tree today. 
 * [|Stephen Girard's Bank Photos]

=Secondary Sources= Document Audio Video Visual Quotes