Peder Sather

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Peder Sather (September 17, 1810-1886) was a Norwegian-born banker who is best known for his legacy to the University of California, Berkeley. In his memory, his wife, Jane K. Sather, donated money for two of the school's most famous landmarks, Sather Gate and Sather Tower (also known as The Campanile).

Born in Trondhjem, Norway, he worked as a fisherman before he emigrated to New York in 1841. In 1850, he and his business partner, Edward W. Church, moved to San Francisco and established the banking firm Sather and Church.

He was a trustee of the College of California, which would later become UC Berkeley.

He married Jane Krohm Read, a native of New York state. After his death, she donated money for the construction of a gate and belltower, both of which are named in their honor. She also created an endowment for the Sather Professorship of Classical Literature.

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