Exhibit 23
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 
33-53169 and 33-53387) and to the incorporation by reference in the 
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-50786, 33-16082, 
1-9225, 2-73650 and 2-89810) of H.B. Fuller Company of our report dated January 
10, 1997 appearing in the 1996 Annual Report to Stockholders of H.B. Fuller 
Company which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also 
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial 
Statement Schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

Price Waterhouse LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 25, 1997