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 9, 1996
appearing in the 1995 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 19, 1996