About Frederick W. Beinecke
Lived 1887 – 1971 (aged 83–84). Frederick W. Beinecke was an entrepreneur.
Frederick W. Beinecke (1887–1971) was an American philanthropist who was the founder of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
He was the son of one of the main financiers and one of three co-founders, with Harry S. Black and hotelier Fred Sterry, of the Plaza Hotel. He lived in Cranford, New Jersey with his wife Carrie Regina Sperry Beinecke, who was the daughter of William Miller Sperry, from the mid-1910s to the mid-1920s. He was the father of William Sperry Beinecke and grandfather of Frances Beinecke.
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Who was Frederick W. Beinecke?
American philanthropist (1887-1971)
When was Frederick W. Beinecke born?
Frederick W. Beinecke was born in 1887 in New York City.
When did Frederick W. Beinecke die?
Frederick W. Beinecke died in 1971.
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Frederick W. Beinecke was an entrepreneur.
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