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18. Mai 2024 · John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. He is the major historical figure behind the famed Rockefeller family and widely considered the richest American.
6. Mai 2024 · The seeds of “Devil Bill,” the nickname William Avery Rockefeller would rightfully earn, were planted in his earliest days. Born in 1810, young Bill was a wanderer from the start, known for the disappearing acts he would pull even as a boy. By his early twenties, his career as a vagabond and a charlatan was well underway.
Vor 21 Stunden · William Avery Rockefeller's Character and Influence: John D. Rockefeller's father, William Avery Rockefeller, was a complex and contradictory figure. He was a skilled businessman, a charismatic personality, and a loving father, but also a wandering charlatan and a suspected criminal. His influence on his son was profound, instilling in John a love of money and a sharp, relentless bargaining style.
12. Mai 2024 · Rockefeller had amassed a net worth of nearly $900 million by 1912, according to Smithsonian Magazine. That’s equivalent to about $28 billion in today’s dollars and a staggering sum by 1912 standards. Ultimately, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust, declaring it in violation of antitrust laws.
21. Mai 2024 · Godfrey Rockefeller's grandfather, William Avery Rockefeller Jr., came to Greenwich in the 1870s and started buying land, which would eventually swell to family holdings of more than 500...
Vor 6 Tagen · George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company on January 10, 1870 with his business partners and brother. The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world’s first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist.
2. Mai 2024 · Der Gründer der Pharmamafia war der Polygamist, Vergewaltiger, Pferdedieb, Betrüger, Hochstapler und Scharlatan William Avery Rockefeller (1841–1922). William Avery Rockefeller war ein Nachkomme der Familie Roquefeuille, die im 17. Jahrhundert aus Neuwied (Rheinland-Pfalz/Deutschland) in die USA auswanderte.
