HERCULES INCORPORATED

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of Hercules Incorporated on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-37279,
33-21668, 33-21667, 33-47664, 33-51178, 33-66136, 33-62314, 33-65352, 333-38795,
333-38797 and 333-68863) and on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-63423 and
333-29225) of our report dated March 26, 2003, relating to our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Hercules
Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002, which report
is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2003

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