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Rockefeller Archive Center—A division of Rockefeller University, these family archives are located outside the Park area in the estate. "Life at Pocantico Then and Now" A 2002 New York Times interview with David Rockefeller on growing up on the estate. "Spending a Day at the Rockefellers" February 2007 NYT article profiling the family estate.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
Rockafeller was born in Edmonton, [4] and raised in Jamaica; [2] living there from the ages of 9 to 14 [5] after her family started a water sports business. [1] She also briefly lived in Toronto and New York City.
Winthrop Rockefeller. Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He was one of the grandchildren of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
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John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, earning his immense fortune after gaining control of 90 percent of American oil production in the late 1800s. The oil ...
As Rockefeller's wealth grew, so did his giving, primarily to educational and public health causes, but also for basic science and the arts. He was advised primarily by Frederick Taylor Gates [110] after 1891, [111] and, after 1897, also by his son. Rockefeller with his son John Jr., 1915
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 73°58′42″W. The 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, an 82 ft Norway Spruce decorated with 50,000 LED lights and a Swarovski crystal star. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually at Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York ...