William Rockhill Nelson

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William Rockhill Nelson

William Rockhill Nelson (March 7, 1841 - April 13, 1915) founded The Kansas City Star in 1880. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he briefly owned The Sentinel (which became the Fort Wayne News Sentinel) before founding the Star with Samuel E. Morss. Proceeds from his $6 million estate were used to build the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. His memorial is located in a mauseleum located at Mr. Washington Cemetery in Indepence, Missouri, between Truman Road and US Route 24.

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