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  2. John D. Rockefeller's painting by John Singer Sargent in 1917 Rockefeller had a long and controversial career in the oil industry followed by a long career in philanthropy. His image is an amalgam of all of these experiences and the many ways he was viewed by his contemporaries.

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  4. John D. Rockefeller | Biography, Pictures and Facts. Entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller rose from his humble beginnings to become the richest man in the world by founding the Standard Oil Company that controlled the American economy. He is credited for revolutionizing the petroleum industry and defining the structure of modern philanthropy.

  5. 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 ...

  6. May 18, 2024 · Open full sized image. John D. Rockefeller (left) walking with his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., about 1915. Rockefeller, Sr., was an American industrialist and philanthropist and founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.

  7. John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Rockefeller Archive Center. John D. Rockefeller was born July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York, about midway between Binghamton and Ithaca. His father, William Avery ...

  8. Apr 9, 2010 · General Photographic Agency/Getty Images. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist. Born...

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