William Sperry Beinecke (May 22, 1914 – April 8, 2018)[1] was an American philanthropist and businessman.
[4] He served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
[5] 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.
[citation needed] 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.
[6] He was a donor to Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and also founded the Central Park Conservancy.