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   John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was engaged in a wide range of philanthropic projects, many of which his ...

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   Apr 18 2024. Rockefeller Foundation Joins Mayor Adams and Cross-Sector Partnership To Reduce Food-Related Carbon Emissions. More News. Subscribe. Since 1913, The Rockefeller Foundation has leveraged science and partnerships to deliver transformative change and make big bets on humanity. Get Updates.

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   • Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. philanthropic organization. It was endowed by John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family and chartered in 1913 to alleviate human suffering worldwide. Rockefeller was assisted in its management by his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Among its many activities, the foundation supports medical research and education.

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   • David Rockefeller Jr., 2006–2016, chair of foundation board Dec. 2010- ; vice-chairman of Rockefeller Family & Associates; director and former chair, Rockefeller & Co., Inc.; current trustee of the Museum of Modern Art. John D. Rockefeller 1913–1923. John D. Rockefeller Jr. chairman: 1917–1939. John D. Rockefeller III chairman: 1952–1972.

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   • John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.

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   • John D. Rockefeller Sr. first conceived the idea of the foundation in 1901. In 1906, Rockefeller's business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick Taylor Gates, encouraged him toward "permanent corporate philanthropies for the good of Mankind" so that his heirs should not "dissipate their inheritances or become intoxicated with power."

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   Even as late as 1951, John D. Rockefeller III and John Foster Dulles, who was chairman of the foundation at the time, established the Population Council to advance family planning, birth control, and population control, and goals of the eugenics movement.

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   Apr 19, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller III. Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. philanthropic organization. It was endowed by John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family and chartered in 1913 to alleviate human suffering worldwide. Rockefeller was assisted in its management by his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › John-D-Rockefeller-IIIJohn D. Rockefeller III | Oil Tycoon, Businessman, Financier

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   Apr 4, 2024 · After graduating from Princeton University (1929), he joined the family’s enterprises, becoming, by 1931, trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, the General Education Board, the Institute for Medical Research, the China Medical Board, and 29 other boards and committees. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy (1942–45).

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   Jan 5, 2022 · In this round-up, researchers report their findings from RAC holdings including the Rockefeller Foundation records, the personal papers of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and his advisor, Frederick T. Gates, and those of David Lelewer, advisor to John D. Rockefeller, 3rd.

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    John D. Rockefeller III is the leading fundraiser for the construction of New York's ambitious new complex of facilities for the performing arts. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., dies at age 86.