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Rockefeller finances a campaign to fight hookworm in the South. By 1927 the disease will be eradicated. July 8, 1908 Abby gives birth to Nelson, on his grandfather John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'s ...
John Davidson Rockefeller (JDR) was an ardent entrepreneur and savvy philanthropist who strongly influenced civil society in America. Rockefeller was born on a small family farm in Richford, New York on July 8, 1839. One of William A. and Eliza Davidson Rockefeller’s six children, JDR, and his family lived modestly in their rural, upstate New ...
5 de may. de 1998 · John D. Rockefeller's story captures a pivotal moment in American history, documenting the dramatic post-Civil War shift from small business to the rise of giant corporations that irrevocably transformed the nation. With cameos by Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Jay Gould, William Vanderbilt, Ida Tarbell, Andrew Carnegie, Carl Jung, J ...
Laurance Rockefeller purchased and developed a resort on St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and also donated 5000 acres of the island to the National Park Service, which eventually became Virgin Islands National Park . He created seven complexes of resort developments, eventually managed together as Rockresorts Inc, established in 1966.
13 de jul. de 1998 · A sexually profligate figure, William brought his mistress, Nancy Brown, to live in the house with his wife, Eliza, who was John D.'s mother. Nancy bore William Avery two illegitimate children. In ...
Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (September 24, 1783 – September 28, 1857), was an American farmer and businessman. He was an early settler of Richford, New York and his personal characteristics and hard life have led him to be called "a most unlikely progenitor of the clan". He was the father of con artist William Rockefeller Sr.
Early life Rockefeller's birthplace in Richford, New York. Rockefeller was the second of six children born in Richford, New York, to con artist William A. Rockefeller Sr. and Eliza Davison. Rockefeller had an elder sister named Lucy and four younger siblings: William Jr., Mary, and fraternal twins Franklin (Frank) and Frances. His father was of English and German descent, while his mother was ...
