Stanford in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Robert Edouard Pellissier

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Robert Edouard Pellissier Marker

Inscription. Assistant Professor of French
Killed at the Somme August 29, 1916
in the service of his country

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 37° 25.708′ N, 122° 10.183′ W. Memorial is in Stanford, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Jane Stanford Way east of Lomita Mall, on the right when traveling east. The plaque is mounted to the exterior of the arcade leading from Memorial Court to the Assembly Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford CA 94305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Grant Fergusson (here, next to this marker); The Burghers of Calais (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallenberg Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoration of the Stanford Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); Motion Picture Research Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to the Stanford Clock Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Pursuit of Breakthroughs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.

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First to Serve, First to Die. Stanford Magazine

"In October 1916, professors and students began the Pellissier Memorial Fund, intent on raising $1,600, the estimated cost of purchasing and operating a Ford Model T ambulance in France for a year. By January, they had amassed more than $1,900."

(Submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 24, 2023

2. Robert Edouard Pellissier Marker

Plaque on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.