death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
1972 chicago , illinois 1887 herman c. krannert
 herman c. krannert
herman c. krannert

herman c. krannert was a businessman and philanthropist in the midwest of the united states who made millions in the corrugated fiber products industry and subsequently made generous contributions to education and the arts .
among other substantial contributions , eleven buildings bear the krannert name , most of them at hospitals and universities in illinois and indiana , including the krannert school of management at purdue university , and the krannert art museum and krannert center for the performing arts at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign .
krannert was married to ellnora decker krannert .
