John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. Rockefeller had always believed since he was a child that his purpose in life was to make as much money as possible, and then use it wisely to improve the lot of mankind. Wikipedia
The Rockefeller Archive Center holds the papers of the Rockefeller family and the records of various philanthropic, educational and scientific institutions. archive.rockefeller.edu/publications/biblio/bibliofamily.php
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July 8: John Davison Rockefeller is born in Richford, upstate New York, to William Avery ("Bill") Rockefeller, a travelling peddler of novelties and "cures," and Eliza Davison Rockefeller, a devout Baptist. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/timeline/
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They were the closest thing the country had to a royal family, but the Rockefellers shunned the public eye, retreating behind the walls of their palatial home at Pocantico, New York. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/filmmore/pt.html
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