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Added: Sep 18, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6421. Source citation. American socialite and opera patron. Born the 4th daughter of the Standard Oil tycoon, John D.Rockefeller, she showed from an early age she was a true original. She played the cello, and learned to speak several languages. At 23, she married Harold Fowler McCormick, heir to ...
Aug 24, 2020 · Fascinating!"—A descendant of Edith Rockefeller McCormick. "Andrea Friederici Ross has brought fresh light to the story of the powerful Rockefeller family through the life of John D.'s daughter Edith. Raised in a strict Baptist household where her mother, Laura Spelman, carried on John's prescription of severe thriftiness despite enormous ...
Aug 27, 2020 · Paperback. $20.50 26 Used from $8.39 18 New from $14.97. WINNER, 2021 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in Traditional Nonfiction! Chicago’s quirky patron saint. This thrilling story of a daughter of America’s foremost industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, is complete with sex, money, mental illness, and opera divas—and a woman ...
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Nov 1, 2023 · John Rockefeller McCormick (1896–1901) was the eldest son of Harold Fowler McCormick and his wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick. McCormick was a grandson of Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper, and Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller. He died of scarlet fever. Editha McCormick (1897–1898)
Chicago socialite and patron of the arts . Name variations: Edith Rockefeller; Mrs. Harold McCormick. Born Edith Rockefeller on August 31, 1872, in Cleveland, Ohio; died of liver cancer on August 25, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois; daughter of John Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937, founder of Standard Oil Trust in Ohio and philanthropist) and Laura ...
At 23, she married the heir to the McCormick reaper fortune, Harold McCormick, and moved to Chicago. Rebelling against the frugality that so preoccupied Senior, Edith spent her money freely.
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872-1932) played a vital role in supporting Carl Jung’s practices and disseminating his writings. In addition to underwriting translations of his work, McCormick provided a physical location for the Psychological Club in Zurich in an effort to. bring the Jungian community together.
