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Encyclopedia > Rockefeller

Rockefeller is a surname, and may refer to:

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Rockefeller family

The Rockefeller family, the family of John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) (Senior) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841-1922), is an American industrial, banking, philanthropic, and political family of German American origin that made the worlds largest private fortune in the oil business during the late 19th and early... John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ... Standard Oil was an oil refining organization founded by John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and partners beginning in 1863. ... Laura Spelman Rockefeller, (known as Cettie) (1839-1915) was a philanthropist, namesake of Spelman College and wife to John D. Rockefeller. ... John D. Rockefeller Jr. ... Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was born Abby Greene Aldrich on October 26, 1874 in Providence, Rhode Island. ... John Davison Rockefeller 3rd (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was a major philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. ... John Davison Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937), generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 1985. ... David Rockefeller, Sr. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ... 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. ... Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 - July 11, 2004) was a financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. ... This article is about the Governor of Arkansas (1967-1971). ... David Rockefeller Jr. ... Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born 1967) is the youngest son of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979), the 41st Vice President of the United States of America and Governor of New York, and his second wife, Happy Rockefeller. ... William Rockefeller (May 31, 1841-June 24, 1922), American financier, was a cofounder of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. ... Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878-1934) was the son of William Rockefeller. ...

Other people

  • Jim Rockefeller Inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, America's first production fiberglass bodied sports car
  • Lewis K. Rockefeller A United States Representative from New York; not a member of the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty

Jim Rockefeller created the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass bodied production sports car in 1951. ... Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (November 25, 1875 - September 18, 1948) was a United States Representative from New York. ...

Institutions

Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... Founders Hall Rockefeller University is a private university focusing primarily on graduate and postgraduate education research in the biomedical fields, located between 63rd and 68th Streets along York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan island in New York City, New York. ... The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is a prominent philanthropic organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. ... The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), (Philanthropy for an Interdependent World), is the principal philanthropic organisation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. ... Rockefeller Music Hall, ordinarily referred to simply as Rockefeller, is a concert venue in downtown Oslo, Norway. ... This article is about the museum in New York City. ... We dont have an article called Asia Society Start this article Search for Asia Society in. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... The Rockefeller Group is a global private company based in New York City, primarily involved in real estate operations in the United States. ... John D. Rockefeller III College, or Rocky, is one of five residential colleges at Princeton University. ... Kykuit was built for John D. Rockefeller in 1913 by the architects Chester Holmes Aldrich and William Adams Delano. ...

Other

  • Rockefeller drug laws
  • Roc-A-Fella Records - A large American hip hop record label
  • "Cinderella Rockefella" - A 1968 song performed by Esther Ofarim and her then-husband Abi

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Nelson Rockefeller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1532 words)
Nelson Rockefeller was born on the same day of the year as his paternal grandfather, and from childhood was the leader of the five Rockefeller brothers, John, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop, and David.
Rockefeller's ambition was the presidency; he spent millions in attempts to win the Republican primaries in 1960, 1964, and 1968.
Rockefeller left office as governor in 1973 in what was rumored at the time to be a move toward a fourth bid for the presidency; however this never materialized.
John D. Rockefeller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1253 words)
Rockefeller was not paid until after he had worked there three months, when Hewitt gave him $50 (3.57 a week) and told him that his salary was being increased to $25 a month.
Rockefeller's grandson, Nelson Rockefeller, was Vice President of the United States under Gerald Ford and another grandson Winthrop Rockefeller served as Governor of Arkansas.
As a consequence, Rockefeller (along with the Rothschilds) was considered in that country the canonical billionaire, and was used in comparisons as synonymous with extreme wealth (this usage somewhat receded now).
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