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  1. Jan 10, 2017 · A portrait of John D. Rockefeller circa 1900, after he had built Standard Oil into the largest oil company in the United States. Oscar White/Wikimedia Commons. The story of John D. Rockefeller is ...

  2. Jul 10, 2019 · The Founder of Standard Oil Company. John D. Rockefeller (July 8, 1839–May 23, 1937) was an astute businessman who became America’s first billionaire in 1916. In 1870, Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Company, which eventually became a domineering monopoly in the oil industry. Rockefeller’s leadership in Standard Oil brought him great ...

  3. John D. Rockefeller, 1930. Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida. Nelson Rockefeller was the 41st vice president of the United States (1974–77) in the Republican administration of Pres. Gerald Ford, four-term governor of New York (1959–73), leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, and a member of the famed Rockefeller family.

  4. Apr 30, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller was born into modest circumstances in 1839, the son of an itinerant snake-oil salesman who called himself a physician and his highly religious and disciplined wife, who raised ...

  5. John D. Rockefeller. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the establishment of the oil industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. Rockefeller strongly believed that his purpose in life was to make as much money as possible and ...

  6. John D. Rockefeller ( Richford, 8 de juliol de 1839 - Ormond Beach, 23 de maig de 1937) va ser un empresari, inversor, industrial i filantrop nord-americà, que va treballar en la indústria petroliera, arribant al punt de monopolitzar-la. A mesura que la indústria del petroli i els seus derivats anava agafant importància la seva fortuna anà ...

  7. May 14, 2018 · John D. Rockefeller. Born July 8, 1839 (Richford, New York) Died May 23, 1937 (Ormond, Florida) Industrialist. Philanthropist. John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful industrialists in the history of the United States. His creation of the powerful Standard Oil Trust in the late nineteenth century permanently changed the course of ...

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