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EXHIBIT 23.   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Hercules Incorporated on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-21667) of our report
dated June 28, 1996 on our audits of the financial statements of Hercules
Incorporated Employee Savings Plan as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.

Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
June 28, 1996

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