John D. Rockefeller III

John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was engaged in a wide range of philanthropic projects, many of which his family had launched, as well as supporting organizations related to East Asian affairs. Rockefeller was also a major supporter of the Population Council, and the committee that created the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Description above from the Wikipedia article John D. Rockefeller III, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born

1906-03-21 · New York City, New York, USA

Died

1978-07-10