Samuel Henry Kress, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Henry Kress

businessman and philanthropist, founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1863

Place of Birth: Cherryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1955

Profession: teacher, entrepreneur, art collector, philanthropist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Samuel Henry Kress (July 23, 1863 – September 22, 1955) was a businessman and philanthropist, founder of the S.
H.
Kress & Co.
five and ten cent store chain.
With his fortune, Kress amassed one of the most significant collections of Italian Renaissance and European artwork assembled in the 20th century.
In the 1950s and 1960s, a foundation established by Kress would donate 776 works of art from the Kress collection to 18 regional art museums in the United States.