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John D. Rockefeller 3rd. The eldest son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, JDR 3rd (as he was known) balanced the stewardship of a major philanthropic organization, the Rockefeller Foundation, with an equally strong program of personal philanthropy. As the only brother to pursue philanthropy as his primary interest, he ...
9. Apr. 2010 · John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men as America's first billionaire and a major philanthropist.
modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata John Davison Rockefeller Junior , né le 29 janvier 1874 à Cleveland et mort le 11 mai 1960 à Tucson , est un financier et philanthrope américain, et un membre important de la famille Rockefeller . Biographie [modifier | modifier le code] Plaque marquant le mécénat de John Davison Rockefeller Junior au château de Versailles . Il est le ...
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist. He was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family . He was the only son among the five children of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller and the father of the five famous Rockefeller brothers.
John D. Rockefeller married Laura C. Spelman, a teacher, on September 8, 1864, in Cleveland. They had five children: Bessie, Alice, Alta, Edith, and John Jr., who inherited much of the family fortune and continued his father’s philanthropic work.
Historians estimate that John Rockefeller Jr. gave away $537 million during his lifetime, slightly less than his father’s total lifetime giving of $540 million. Although one of the nation’s most accomplished philanthropists, Junior always subordinated himself to his father. When the Virginia legislature formally honored him for the creation of historic Williamsburg, John D. Rockefeller Jr ...
John D. Rockefeller Jr’s commitment paved the way for the subsequent generation to continue this philanthropic exercise. In 1954, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced a donation of 100 million francs to restore the Queen’s Hamlet, the Petit Trianon and the French Pavilion. More than that, Rockefeller's commitment was behind the establishment of a network of patrons who admired the ...
