Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Alma de Bretteville Spreckels

American philanthropist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1881

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1968

Profession: socialite, art collector, philanthropist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (March 24, 1881 – August 7, 1968) was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist in San Francisco, California.
She was known both as "Big Alma" (she was 6 feet (1.8 m) tall) and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco".
Among her many accomplishments, she persuaded her first husband, sugar magnate Adolph B.
Spreckels, to donate the California Palace of the Legion of Honor to the city of San Francisco.