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John D. Rockefeller, an American industrialist (a person who owns or oversees an industrial corporation) and philanthropist (a person who works to help mankind), founded the Standard Oil Company, the University of Chicago, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
John D. Rockefeller (known as "Senior", as opposed to his son John D. Rockefeller Jr., known as "Junior") was a devout Northern Baptist, and he supported many church-based institutions. [8] [9] [10] While the Rockefeller family are mostly Baptists , [11] [12] some of the Rockefellers were Episcopalians .
John D. Rockefeller This Sunday School has been of help to me, greater perhaps than any other force in my Christian life, and I can ask no better things for you than that you, and all that shall come after you in this great band of workers for Christ, shall receive the same measure of blessedness which I have been permitted to have.
May 14, 2018 · John D. Rockefeller. Born July 8, 1839. Richford, New York Died May 23, 1937. Ormond Beach, Florida. American businessman, philanthropist "I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake."
John D. RockefellerEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. John Davison Rockefeller is born in Richford, New York, the second of six children. His father, William (“Big Bill”) Avery Rockefeller, is a traveling physician and snake-oil salesman, meaning a person who sells fraudulent cures for health ailments.
Jul 18, 2024 · Standard Oil, U.S. company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. It originated in Cleveland, Ohio.
ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D. (8 July 1839-23 May 1937), industrialist and philanthropist, rose from his position as an assistant bookkeeper for a Cleveland commission merchant to become one of the wealthiest men in the U.S. through his efforts in developing the STANDARD OIL CO.
