Michael C. Rockefeller (born 1938 - died November 18, 1961?) was the youngest son of Governor Nelson Rockefeller and disappeared during an expedition to New Guinea. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was a Governor of New York and the 41st Vice President of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977. ...

Rockefeller graduated from Harvard University and went on an exhibition for their Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology which studied the Ndani tribe of western New Guinea. Rockefeller and a friend briefly left the exhibition to study the Stone Age Asmat tribe of southern New Guinea. After returning home with the Peabody expedition, Rockefeller returned to New Guinea to study the Asmat and collect Asmat art. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ...

On November 18, 1961, Rockefeller and Dutch anthropologist René Wassing were in a 40-foot dugout canoe about three miles from shore when they were swamped. The two native guides swam for help, but when no help arrived, Rockefeller said "I think I can make it" and swam for shore. Wassing was rescued the next day, while Rockefeller was never seen again, despite a lengthy search effort. He was finally declared dead in 1964. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Most believe that Rockefeller either drowned, was attacked by a shark or crocodile, or was killed by the native cannibals. Some reports have surfaced of a white man living with the natives, but those stories are not widely believed. Orders See Classification and Shark taxonomy Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan with between 5 and 7 gill slits along the sides (most often) or side of the head (the first modified slit is behind the eye and called... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma A crocodile can be any of the 14 species of large, water-loving reptiles in the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the subfamily Crocodylinae). ... Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of the same species, e. ...

Many of the Asmat artifacts Rockefeller collected are part of the Michael C. Rockefeller collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There is also the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), located in Manhattan. ...

External links

• Outside magazine: "Lost Scion:Was Michael Rockefeller eaten by cannibals?" (http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200310/200310_mysteries_4.html)
• Rockefeller Arts Center: Who is Michael C. Rockefeller? (http://www.fredonia.edu/rac/who.html)