John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Davison_Rockefeller,_Sr.
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awards Gold Medal of the American Institute of Mining Engineers
gptkbp:birthDate 1839-07-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Richford,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath arteriosclerosis
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller_Jr.
gptkb:Alice_Rockefeller
gptkb:Alta_Rockefeller_Prentice
gptkb:Edith_Rockefeller_McCormick
gptkb:Elizabeth_Rockefeller_Strong
gptkbp:deathDate 1937-05-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ormond_Beach,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Cleveland's_Central_High_School
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Standard_Oil_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:oil
business practices
American philanthropy
gptkbp:influencedBy Baptist faith
gptkbp:knownFor founding Standard Oil
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Rockefeller_Center
gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:Rockefeller_family
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth over $400 billion (adjusted for inflation)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:JDR
Senior
gptkbp:notableAchievement first American billionaire
richest person in modern history
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Standard_Oil_Trust
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:industrialist
gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:William_Avery_Rockefeller_Sr.
gptkb:Eliza_Davison
gptkbp:philanthropy gptkb:Rockefeller_University
gptkb:Spelman_College
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:General_Education_Board
gptkbp:portrait John D. Rockefeller 1885 portrait.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Pocantico_Hills,_New_York
gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Lake_View_Cemetery,_Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:signature John D. Rockefeller signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Laura_Celestia_Spelman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller,_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6