John D. Rockefeller Jr.

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financier human philanthropist

John D. Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist who greatly expanded the Rockefeller family’s business and charitable legacy, funding major institutions such as Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg.

Aliases (3)

John D. Rockefeller ×1
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. ×1
John Dustin Rockefeller (family member) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	financier → human → philanthropist →
burialPlace	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
child	Abby Rockefeller Mauzé → David Rockefeller → John D. Rockefeller III → Laurance Rockefeller → Nelson Rockefeller → Winthrop Rockefeller →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1874-01-29 →
dateOfDeath	1960-05-11 →
educatedAt	Brown University →
employer	Standard Oil Company →
familyName	Rockefeller →
father	John D. Rockefeller →
fullName	John Davison Rockefeller Jr. →
givenName	John →
heritage	American of German descent →
memberOf	Rockefeller family →
mother	Laura Spelman Rockefeller →
notableProject	Colonial Williamsburg restoration → Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) support → Rockefeller Center → United Nations Headquarters site donation →
notableWork	creation of Acadia National Park lands → development of Rockefeller Center → donation of land for the United Nations Headquarters → donations to Grand Teton National Park → funding of the Museum of Modern Art → restoration of Colonial Williamsburg → support for the Riverside Church in New York City → support for the restoration of Versailles →
occupation	businessperson → philanthropist →
placeOfBirth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States →
placeOfDeath	Tucson, Arizona, United States →
positionHeld	director of Standard Oil Company → trustee of Rockefeller Foundation → trustee of Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research →
religion	Baptist →
residence	New York City, New York, United States → Pocantico Hills, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Rockefeller → Laurance Rockefeller → Nelson Rockefeller → Winthrop Rockefeller →	father
American Cancer Society → International House at UC Berkeley → Rockefeller Foundation →	foundedBy
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery → Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ("John Dustin Rockefeller (family member)") →	hasNotableBurial
Kykuit →	associatedWith
Kykuit ("John D. Rockefeller") →	builtFor
John D. Rockefeller →	child
Rockefeller Center →	developer
Fort Tryon Park →	donatedBy
John D. Rockefeller Jr. ("John Davison Rockefeller Jr.") →	fullName
Brown University →	hasNotableAlumni
Colonial Williamsburg restoration →	majorFundingFrom
Rockefeller Center →	namedAfter
Rockefeller family →	notableMember
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller →	spouse