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The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
May 10, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the patriarch, made the family fortune through the oil business and became the world’s first billionaire (1916). Although Rockefeller was born (1839) to a family of modest means, he managed to save money and embark on several enterprises as an adult. In 1863, with his business partners, Rockefeller established an oil ...
David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from 2004 until his death in 2017. [1]
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The estimated net worth of the Rockefeller family today $30bn John D Rockefeller’s net worth today if adjusted for inflation 174 The number of heirs to the Rockefeller fortune 101 The age at which David died, making him the world’s oldest billionaire $4.8bn The value of Chase Bank when David Rockefeller joined in 1946 $76.2bn The bank’s
May 14, 2024 · David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 20, 2017, Pocantico Hills, New York) was an American banker and philanthropist, a member of the famed Rockefeller family. He was the youngest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. David Rockefeller received a B.S. degree from Harvard University (1936), did ...
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Carnegie Corporation of New York, Celebrating 100 years of Andrew Carnegie's Philanthropy - awarding the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy to David and Laurance Rockefeller, 2001. The Rockefeller Archive Center, John D. Rockefeller, Junior, 1874–1960, Overview of his life and philanthropy, 1997.
