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9. Mai 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was an American philanthropist, the only son of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and heir to the Rockefeller fortune, who built Rockefeller Center in New York City and was instrumental in the decision to locate the United Nations in that city. After graduation from Brown.
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18. Mai 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Learn more about Standard Oil’s reorganization in the face of antitrust actions and about Rockefeller’s philanthropy.
Vor 4 Tagen · In 1928, Columbia University, the owner of the site, leased the land to John D. Rockefeller Jr., who was the main person behind the complex's construction. Originally envisioned as the site for a new Metropolitan Opera building, the current Rockefeller Center came about after the Met could not afford to move to the proposed new building.
Vor einem Tag · The purchase was funded by Nelson's father, John D. Rockefeller Jr. The Rockefeller family owned the Tudor City Apartments across First Avenue from the Zeckendorf site. The city, in turn, spent $5 million ($51 million in 2023) on clearing the land. Rockefeller donated the site to the UN in December 1946.
Vor einem Tag · John D. Rockefeller Jr. donated $100,000 for the church’s construction. Like the other buildings, the Depression stopped Reverend Reisner from realizing his dreams.
23. Mai 2024 · The church was conceived by philanthropist businessman and Baptist John D. Rockefeller Jr. in conjunction with Baptist minister Harry Emerson Fosdick as a large, interdenominational church in Morningside Heights, which is surrounded by academic institutions.
23. Mai 2024 · Museum Hill first developed when businessman and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) traveled with his family to Santa Fe in 1924. Rockefeller was interested in archeology and anthropology and met with Dr. Edgar Lee Hewett (1865-1946), Director of the School of American Archeology and the Museum of New Mexico.
