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Jan 10, 2017 · A portrait of John D. Rockefeller circa 1900, after he had built Standard Oil into the largest oil company in the United States. Oscar White/Wikimedia Commons. The story of John D. Rockefeller is ...
Apr 30, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller was born into modest circumstances in 1839, the son of an itinerant snake-oil salesman who called himself a physician and his highly religious and disciplined wife, who raised ...
John D. Rockefeller, (born July 8, 1839, Richford, N.Y., U.S.—died May 23, 1937, Ormond Beach, Fla.), U.S. industrialist and philanthropist. He moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853, and in 1859 he established a commission business dealing in hay, grain, meats, and other goods. In 1863 he built an oil refinery that soon was the ...
John D. Rockefeller. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the establishment of the oil industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. Rockefeller strongly believed that his purpose in life was to make as much money as possible and ...
Rockefeller was born in 1839 in Moravia, a small town in western New York. His father practiced herbal medicine, professing to cure patients with remedies he had created from plants in the area. John's mother instilled a devout Baptist faith in the boy, a belief system he took to his grave. After being graduated from high school in 1855, the ...
Dec 28, 2023 · John D. Rockefeller is reported to be the wealthiest man in America with about $150,000,000 and an income of $25,000 per day. August 2, 1896 An article documents Rockefeller’s life and his rise to wealth, from poverty to possessing millions of dollars.
May 14, 2018 · John D. Rockefeller. Born July 8, 1839 (Richford, New York) Died May 23, 1937 (Ormond, Florida) Industrialist. Philanthropist. John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful industrialists in the history of the United States. His creation of the powerful Standard Oil Trust in the late nineteenth century permanently changed the course of ...
