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David Rockefeller
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American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
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David Rockefeller (1915–2017) was an American banker, art collector, and statesperson. Born in Manhattan to John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abigail Greene Aldrich, he was a member of the Rockefeller family. He attended Harvard University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University. Rockefeller served in the United States Army during World War II and was a member of the Trilateral Commission and the American Philosophical Society. He was affiliated with the Republican Party.
He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Legion of Merit, and the Commendation Medal. Rockefeller was also an autobiographer who authored works such as *How fast can we grow?* and *The European common market and American business*. He had two children, Richard and Abby Rockefeller, and siblings including Nelson, John D. III, Winthrop, and Laurance Rockefeller. He died of heart failure in natural causes at Pocantico Hills.
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- Born
- 1915
- Works
- 12
Top works
- 21世紀に向けて
- How fast can we grow?
- The European common market and American business
- Toward stable prosperity in the free world
- Scientific adventures in the American Southwest
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Pocantico Hills
- Child
- Abby Rockefeller
- Father
- John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- Mother
- Abigail Greene Aldrich
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Family
- Rockefeller family
- Field of work
- finance
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- David Rockefeller, 1984 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Manhattan
- Political ideology
- internationalism
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- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- David Rockefeller
- date of birth
- 1915-06-12
- date of death
- 2017-03-20
- name in native language
- David Rockefeller
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- P6944
- David Rockefeller
- subject has role
- centenarian
- end of work period
- 2017-01-01
- medical condition
- dyslexia
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Encyclopedic overview
David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with many foreign leaders. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death.
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