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The Rockefeller family originated in Rhineland in Germany and family members moved to the Americas in the early 18th century, while through Eliza Davison, with family roots in Middlesex County, New Jersey, John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr. and their descendants are also of Scots-Irish ancestry.
10. Mai 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the patriarch, made the family fortune through the oil business and became the world’s first billionaire (1916). Although Rockefeller was born (1839) to a family of modest means, he managed to save money and embark on several enterprises as an adult.
Vor 4 Tagen · 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.
Das Rockefeller Center in New York ist nach seinem Sohn John D. Rockefeller Jr. benannt, der bei der Finanzierung des Bauprojekts die führende Rolle spielte. Einer seiner Enkel, Nelson A. Rockefeller , war unter Gerald Ford US-Vizepräsident.
9. Apr. 2010 · The Rockefellers went on to have five children, four daughters (three of whom survived to adulthood) and one son: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Elizabeth...
During the 70 years between oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'s emergence as the richest man in the world (c. 1901) and grandson Nelson A. Rockefeller's service as the first U.S. vice president who was appointed, not elected, to that office (1974-77), the Rockefeller family stood as the very epitome of extraordinary wealth and influence, not ...
John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York, then part of the Burned-over district, a New York state region that became the site of an evangelical revival known as the Second Great Awakening.
