William Sperry Beinecke

William Sperry Beinecke (May 22, 1914 – April 8, 2018)[1] was an American philanthropist and businessman.

Career and philanthropy

Beinecke studied at Westminster School,[2][3][4] graduated from Yale University in 1936 and Columbia Law School in 1940.[5] He served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.[6]

In 1952 he joined Sperry & Hutchinson, the company founded by his great-uncle Thomas Sperry, which was best known for its S&H Green Stamps, and served as chairman and CEO before his retirement in 1980.

He was the principal benefactor of the Yale Golf Course at Yale University and the William Miller Sperry Observatory at Union County College in Cranford, New Jersey.[7] He was a donor to Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and also founded the Central Park Conservancy.[1]

He published his memoirs in 2000.[8]

Family

Bill Beinecke[9] was the son of Frederick W. Beinecke and Carrie Regina Sperry Beinecke (the daughter of William Miller Sperry) and lived in Cranford, New Jersey, until the age of 11.[1]

Beinecke had four children, including the environmentalist Frances Beinecke. He turned 100 in May 2014.[10]

Death

William Beinecke died on April 8, 2018 at the age of 103.[11]

References
  1. Vidani, Peter. "WILLIAM BEINECKE- 96". oldnewyorkstories.com.
  2. Vidani, Peter. "WILLIAM BEINECKE- 96". Old New York Stories. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. "William "Bill" Sperry Beinecke". Cape Cod Chronicle. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. "Directors and Staff |". prospect-hill.org. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  5. "William S. Beinecke '36 BA Dies at Age 103". law.yale.edu. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. "In memoriam: William S. Beinecke '36, supported life and learning at Yale". April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  7. "Yale Golf 1975–2000". yale.edu.
  8. Beinecke, William Sperry; Kabaservice, Geoffrey M. (June 1, 2000). Through Mem'Ry's Haze: A Personal Memoir. Prospect Hill Pr. ISBN 978-0967698700.
  9. https://storycorps.me/interviews/interview-with-william-s-beinecke/?start=136751 (Storycorps Interview with William Sperry Beinecke in December 2015 discussing canoeing on the Rahway River at Sperry Park in Cranford, New Jersey, near what is now called Hansel's Dam after the former property of Union County Park Commission's Charles Hansel ); Old New York Stories, October 28, 2011, Interview with William Sperry Beinecke (recalling that he was a student of the Cranford Township Public Schools as a boy, at the corner of Springfield Avenue and Holly Street)
  10. Staff (January 9, 2014). "Yale's new building opens to applause and protest in New Haven". New Haven Register. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. Casselman, Ben (April 14, 2018). "William Beinecke, Patron of Central Park and Yale, Dies at 103". The New York Times. p. A20. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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