Frederick W. Beinecke

{{Short description|American philanthropist}}

Frederick W. Beinecke (1887–1971) was an American philanthropist who was the founder of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.theplazany.com/history/timeline/|title=Timeline - The Plaza|publisher=}}{{cite web |title=The Plaza |url=https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/the-plaza/history.php |website=Historic Hotels |publisher=Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation |accessdate=16 November 2018}} 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.Sacks, Benjamin. [http://immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=122 "Frederick W. Beinecke (1887-1971)"], Immigrant Entrepreneurship, September 25, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2016. "In 1915 the family moved to a suburban house in Cranford, New Jersey, away from Manhattan’s chaotic atmosphere."