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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.
John D. Rockefeller III was an American philanthropist, a member of the famed Rockefeller family. He was the eldest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. After graduating from Princeton University (1929), he joined the family’s enterprises, becoming, by 1931, trustee of the Rockefeller.
John D. Rockefeller 3rd died in a car crash in Mt. Pleasant, New York, on July 10, 1978. Following a memorial service at the Riverside Church in Manhattan, his cremated remains were buried in the Rockefeller family cemetery.
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison, III (b. 21 March 1906 in New York City; d. 10 July 1978 in Mount Pleasant, New York), philanthropist, writer, industrialist, social activist, patron of the arts, and member of one of the nation's wealthiest families.
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.
Oct 23, 2002 · John D. Rockefeller, the famously secretive oil baron who founded his family's vast fortune, once confided that of all his grandchildren, the one who most resembled him was...
Lincoln Center groundbreaking. 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 III, Nelson and David's brother, initiates the development of the Lincoln Square project, an urban renewal effort to create a performing arts complex, Lincoln Center, on...
John D. Rockefeller III. (1906–78). American philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III was the eldest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. John D. Rockefeller III devoted his time and energy to philanthropy and to the acquisition of an Asian art collection (bequeathed at his death to the Asia ...
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John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Class of ’29, was one of America’s leading philanthropists. Among his many fields of interest were the advancement of scientific understanding of overpopulation, the improvement of cultural relations between Asia and America, and a broader exposure for the performing arts in American life.
