Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (July 27, 1891 - April 1, 1966) was a Georgia preservationist and businessman from a prosperous southern family with roots in the antebellum era. De Renne was born in Biarritz, France, but inherited the famous Wormsloe Plantation, located near Savannah and renowned worldwide for its striking avenue of ancient oak trees. When De Renne inherited the plantation, it had largely fallen into disuse, but he invested significantly in its renewal and renovation. Unfortunately, business reversals cost him much of his fortune, and in 1927, he was forced to open Wormsloe to the public as 'Wormsloe Gardens'. He turned the plantation over to his sister, Elfrida De Renne Barrow, in 1938, relocating to Athens, Georgia, to continue the work on his father's collection of Georgia manuscripts and documents. In that year, he donated his family library, the 'Georgia Library', to the University of Georgia's collection. When he died in Savannah, age 74, he was interred in the family vault in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery.
