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Name: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Birth Date: 1874
Death Date: 1960
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: philanthropist

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Biography of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960), American philanthropist, utilized the family fortune to establish scores of philanthropic enterprises and participated actively in their management. He also became widely known as an expert in industrial relations....


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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Information
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John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the sole son and scion of the billionaire Standard Oil industrialist, John D. Rockefeller...


News and Journals
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National Review
Deep, deep pockets. (John D. Rockefeller IV)
11/16/1984: 1,008 words, approx. 3 pages
DEEP, DEEP POCKETS WHEN HE stepped down several years ago as chairman of Jimmy Carter's Coal Commission, West Virginia's Democratic Governor John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV received as a farewell gift a huge silver bowl. "Just what I've always wanted,' Rockefeller...
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Columbia Journalism Review
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (book reviews)
07/01/1998: 1,653 words, approx. 6 pages
TITAN: THE LIFE OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR. BY RON CHERNOW RANDOM HOUSE 774 PAGES $30 Reviewers have discussed the merits of this splendid biography as personal and financial history. Journalists may be interested in the complicated trajectory of Rockefeller's dealings with...
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AP Features
Williamsburg museum showcases folk art
8/27/2007: 808 words, approx. 3 pages
Colonial Williamsburg is more than costumed interpreters in tricorn hats making speeches about revolution or craftsmen demonstrating silversmithing and other trades.The restored 18th-century capital of Virginia also features the nation's first folk art museum, now in a new, more prominent and roomier home.The Abby Aldrich...
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The New York Observer
Simply the Best in the World: Anatomy of a Fabled Building
10/9/2005: 836 words, approx. 3 pages
Flashes of intense envy are inevitable when you’re reading about the personal palaces and larger-than-life inhabitants of 740 Park Avenue. The walls of your cramped walk-up close in on you inch by inch with every page you turn—but a little envy-induced claustrophobia isn’t too high...
 


 

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