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Title
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Haupt, Enid Annenberg (1906-2005)
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Source
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Enid Haupt (left) with Lady Bird Johnson at the Smithsonian Institution
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birthday
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1906-05-13
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Birthplace
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Chicago, IL
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Death Date
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2005-10-05
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Occupation
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Philanthropist
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Author
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Biographical Text
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Enid Annenberg Haupt was an American philanthropist who highly valued nature and writing. She was born the fourth of eight children to her parents Sadie Cecilia and Moses Annenberg. Her father founded Triangle Publishing which included the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. Enid attended the University School for her primary education and later attended Mount Ida Seminary for college while her family moved to the city. In 1930 Enid’s father was convicted of tax evasion and was sentenced two years in prison, however, he died before he finished the sentence. Haupt grew a passion for gardening and flowers during her second marriage which would inspire her later philanthropic choices. In 1953, Enid became in charge of publishing Seventeen Magazine. She held this position until 1970. As the last surviving child, Haupt inherited her family’s fortune which allowed her to donate to her passions such as nature, publishing, and cancer research. She donated approximately 140 million dollars to various places such as the New York Botanical Garden, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Haupt was one of the largest beneficiaries for the New York Botanical Garden. Her generous donations reopened the 1970s Victorian Conservatory that was once abandoned. The New York Botanical Garden has reopened the Conservatory and named it Enid A. Haupt Garden. Enid Haupt passed away at her home in Greenwich, Connecticut at the age of 99.
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Contributor
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Pryor, Erin
