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Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1908.He was the only son of Sadie Cecelia (née Friedman; 1879–1965) and Moses Annenberg, who published the Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1936. [4]
Wallis Annenberg today carries on her father's legacy as a public benefactor. As chairman and president of the Annenberg Foundation, [13] she donates the family name and fortune to philanthropic and charitable projects, largely to the benefit of Los Angeles County.
Moses Louis Annenberg (February 11, 1877 – July 20, 1942) was an American newspaper publisher who owned the Daily Racing Form [1] and the Philadelphia Inquirer. [2] He also owned General News Bureau, a wire service that reported the results of horse races .
The Annenbergs. Areas of focus: Communication studies and public school reform The Annenberg family has a long history of investing in education. Walter H. Annenberg, who was president and ...
Leonore Cohn Annenberg (February 20, 1918 – March 12, 2009), also known as Lee Annenberg, was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and philanthropist. She was noted for serving as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1981 to 1982. Annenberg was married to Walter Annenberg, who was an Ambassador to the United Kingdom and
Enid Haupt (left) with Lady Bird Johnson at the Smithsonian Institution, 1988. Enid Haupt (née Annenberg, formerly Bensinger; May 13, 1906 – October 25, 2005) was an American publisher and philanthropist whose gifts supported horticulture, the arts, architectural and historic preservation, and cancer research.
She contributed $5 million of the $10 million cost of the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals, which opened in 1997, and which is the most comprehensive earth sciences complex of its kind. It is part of the National Museum of Natural History. [1] The Hope Diamond is one of the gems on permanent display there.
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