Flora Hewlett | |
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Born | Flora Lamson August 14, 1914 |
Died | February 9, 1977 | (aged 62)
Education | University of California, Berkeley ( BS) |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Flora Lamson Hewlett (August 14, 1914 – February 9, 1977) was an American billionaire philanthropist.
Flora Lamson was born in 1914 and raised in Berkeley, California, and she summered in the Sierra Nevada. [1] [2] [3] It was then that she met and became friends with Louise Hewlett, her future husband's sister, as both families had cabins in the Sierra. [3] She received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1935. [1] [2] After graduation, she joined the Sierra Club and reconnected with her friend Louise, who reintroduced her to her future husband, Bill Hewlett, the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. [3]
In 1966, she co-founded the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with her husband. [1] [2] [3] She sat on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and the San Francisco Theological Seminary, a Presbyterian in San Anselmo, California. [1] [2] She also served on the executive committee of the World Affairs Council of Northern California and on the Board of Directors of California Tomorrow, an environmental non-profit organization. [1] [2]
The Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, a collection of theological books serving the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, is named in her honor. [1] [2] The Flora Family Foundation, created by her children, is also named in her honor. [3] Its symbol is the blue gentiana, her favorite flower. [3]
In 1939, she married Bill Hewlett, the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. [1] [2] They had five children and twelve grandchildren. [1] [2] She was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto. [1] [2] She died of cancer on February 9, 1977. [1] [2] [3]
Flora Hewlett | |
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Born | Flora Lamson August 14, 1914 |
Died | February 9, 1977 | (aged 62)
Education | University of California, Berkeley ( BS) |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Flora Lamson Hewlett (August 14, 1914 – February 9, 1977) was an American billionaire philanthropist.
Flora Lamson was born in 1914 and raised in Berkeley, California, and she summered in the Sierra Nevada. [1] [2] [3] It was then that she met and became friends with Louise Hewlett, her future husband's sister, as both families had cabins in the Sierra. [3] She received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1935. [1] [2] After graduation, she joined the Sierra Club and reconnected with her friend Louise, who reintroduced her to her future husband, Bill Hewlett, the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. [3]
In 1966, she co-founded the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with her husband. [1] [2] [3] She sat on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and the San Francisco Theological Seminary, a Presbyterian in San Anselmo, California. [1] [2] She also served on the executive committee of the World Affairs Council of Northern California and on the Board of Directors of California Tomorrow, an environmental non-profit organization. [1] [2]
The Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, a collection of theological books serving the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, is named in her honor. [1] [2] The Flora Family Foundation, created by her children, is also named in her honor. [3] Its symbol is the blue gentiana, her favorite flower. [3]
In 1939, she married Bill Hewlett, the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. [1] [2] They had five children and twelve grandchildren. [1] [2] She was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto. [1] [2] She died of cancer on February 9, 1977. [1] [2] [3]