John D. Rockefeller

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businessperson human industrialist oil magnate philanthropist

John D. Rockefeller was an American oil magnate and philanthropist who founded Standard Oil and became one of the wealthiest individuals in modern history.

Aliases (1)

John Davison Rockefeller ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → human → industrialist → oil magnate → philanthropist →
adjustedWealthRanking	often cited as the richest American in history →
burialPlace	Cleveland, Ohio → Lake View Cemetery →
businessStrategy	horizontal integration in oil refining → vertical integration in oil industry →
causeOfDeath	arteriosclerosis →
child	Alice Rockefeller → Alta Rockefeller → Edith Rockefeller McCormick → Elizabeth Rockefeller → John D. Rockefeller Jr. →
coFounded	Standard Oil Company →
countryOfCitizenship	USA → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1839-07-08 →
dateOfDeath	1937-05-23 →
dateOfMarriage	1864-09-08 →
donatedTo	Baptist churches and missions → Spelman College → University of Chicago →
era	Gilded Age →
ethnicGroup	American of English and German descent →
familyName	Rockefeller →
father	William Avery Rockefeller →
founded	Rockefeller Foundation → Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research → Standard Oil Company → University of Chicago (through major endowment) →
fullName	John Davison Rockefeller →
givenName	John →
industry	oil industry →
knownFor	co-founding Standard Oil → large-scale philanthropy →
memberOf	Republican Party (United States) →
middleName	Davison →
mother	Eliza Davison Rockefeller →
netWorth	one of the wealthiest individuals in modern history →
notableAward	honorary Doctor of Laws from Brown University → honorary Doctor of Laws from Princeton University → honorary Doctor of Laws from Yale University →
notableWork	founding of Standard Oil Company →
occupation	businessperson → industrialist → oil industry executive → philanthropist →
philanthropicFocus	education → public health → religion → scientific research →
placeOfBirth	Richford, New York → Tioga County, New York → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Ormond Beach, Florida → United States of America → Volusia County, Florida →
positionHeld	president of Standard Oil Company →
religion	Baptist →
residence	Cleveland, Ohio → Forest Hill, Cleveland → New York City → Pocantico Hills, New York →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	William Rockefeller Jr. →
signature	John D. Rockefeller signature image file (commonly used in historical records) →
spouse	Laura Spelman Rockefeller →
subjectOf	antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rockefeller Foundation → Rockefeller University → Standard Oil → University of Chicago →	foundedBy
Henry Flagler → William Rockefeller →	businessPartner
Rockefeller Foundation → Rockefeller Memorial Chapel →	namedAfter
Frederick T. Gates →	employer
John D. Rockefeller Jr. →	father
Rockefeller family →	foundingFigure
John D. Rockefeller ("John Davison Rockefeller") →	fullName
Standard Oil →	keyPerson
Lake View Cemetery →	notableBurial
Gilded Age →	notableIndustrialist
Rockefeller family →	notableMember
Kykuit →	originalOwner