Henry Segerstrom

Henry Thomas Segerstrom (born April 5, 1923 in Santa Ana , California - † February 20, 2015 in Newport Beach , California) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist .

Life

Segerstrom's family was one of the largest lima bean producers in the United States at the time of his birth . He himself trained at Stanford University and took part in World War II as a soldier . In 1948 he graduated from Stanford Business School . In March 1967 Segerstrom opened together with his cousin Hal T. Segerstrom, Jr. shopping center South Coast Plaza . This was located near the family's lima bean fields in Orange County.

Segerstrom received an honorary doctorate from Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa . He was the founding chairman of the Orange County Performing Arts Center , now the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. He died after a brief illness on January 20, 2015 in Newport Beach, California at the age of 91.

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at night.

The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center .

Web links

Sam Roberts: Henry T. Segerstrom, California Developer and Arts Patron, Dies at 91. Obituary in the New York Times, February 28, 2015 (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Honored with 2008 Arbuckle Award From Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Law School Honors Donor Segerstrom. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ OC Performing Arts Center changes its name. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ The Orange County Performing Arts Center is changing names - Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Segerstrom Center for the Arts. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 23, 2011 ; accessed on February 24, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Christopher Goffard: Henry Segerstrom, OC developer and philanthropist, dies at 91st Los Angeles Times , February 20, 2015, accessed February 24, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Segerstrom, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Segerstrom, Henry Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American entrepreneur and philanthropist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santa Ana , California
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 2015
Place of death	Newport Beach , California

[1] Honored with 2008 Arbuckle Award From Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .

[2] Law School Honors Donor Segerstrom. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .

[3] OC Performing Arts Center changes its name. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .

[4] The Orange County Performing Arts Center is changing names - Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .

[5] Segerstrom Center for the Arts. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 23, 2011 ; accessed on February 24, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[6] Christopher Goffard: Henry Segerstrom, OC developer and philanthropist, dies at 91st Los Angeles Times , February 20, 2015, accessed February 24, 2015 .