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.

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Label Occurrences
John D. Rockefeller canonical 43
John D. Rockefeller Sr. 4
John Davison Rockefeller 2

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ
oil magnate ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
adjustedWealthRanking often cited as the richest American in history ⓘ
burialPlace Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Laura Spelman Rockefeller ⓘ
surface form: Elizabeth Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ
coFounded Standard Oil ⓘ
surface form: Standard Oil Company
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: USA

United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1839-07-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1937-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage 1864-09-08 ⓘ
donatedTo Baptists ⓘ
surface form: Baptist churches and missions

Spelman College ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ
era Gilded Age ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English and German descent ⓘ
familyName Rockefeller family ⓘ
surface form: Rockefeller
father William Rockefeller ⓘ
surface form: William Avery Rockefeller
founded Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ
Rockefeller University ⓘ
surface form: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

Standard Oil ⓘ
surface form: Standard Oil Company

University of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: University of Chicago (through major endowment)
fullName John D. Rockefeller self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Davison Rockefeller
givenName John ⓘ
industry oil industry ⓘ
knownFor co-founding Standard Oil ⓘ
large-scale philanthropy ⓘ
memberOf Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Davison ⓘ
mother Laura Spelman Rockefeller ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Volusia County, Florida
positionHeld president of Standard Oil Company ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio

Forest Hill, Cleveland ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Pocantico Hills ⓘ
surface form: Pocantico Hills, New York
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling William Rockefeller ⓘ
surface form: 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 (51)

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Gilded Age → notableIndustrialist → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller University → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller Foundation → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller Foundation → namedAfter → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
University of Chicago → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel → namedAfter → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
William Rockefeller → businessPartner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
John D. Rockefeller Jr. → father → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
John D. Rockefeller → fullName → John D. Rockefeller self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Davison Rockefeller
Rockefeller family → foundingFigure → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller family → notableMember → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Kykuit → originalOwner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Frederick T. Gates → employer → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Standard Oil → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Standard Oil → keyPerson → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States → notableBurial → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: Lake View Cemetery
Henry Flagler → businessPartner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
John → father → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Pocantico Hills, New York, United States → associatedWith → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Laura Spelman Rockefeller → spouse → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John D. Rockefeller Sr.
John D. Rockefeller III → grandfather → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Kykuit estate → originalOwner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: Kykuit
George Peabody → hasInfluenced → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John D. Rockefeller Sr.
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States → relatedPerson → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
Forest Hill, Cleveland → formerResidenceOf → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Forest Hill, Cleveland → hasNotablePerson → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Davison → isMiddleNameOf → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
Davison → isPartOfFullName → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
The Rockefeller University Hospital → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
The Rockefeller University Hospital → namedAfter → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Abby Pearce Truman Chapman → notableRelative → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Lake View Cemetery → notableBurial → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Alice Rockefeller → childOf → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
John → fullName → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: John D. Rockefeller
this entity surface form: John Davison Rockefeller
John → standardizedName → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
subject surface form: John D. Rockefeller
Alta Rockefeller → father → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Edith Rockefeller McCormick → father → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Ormond Beach, Florida → hasHistoricAssociationWith → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
General Education Board → majorFunder → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission → sponsoredBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
this entity surface form: John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Panic of 1907 → significantPerson → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Western Reserve College → notableAlumni → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Rockefeller campus → namedAfter → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Richford, New York → notablePersonBornHere → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness → businessPartner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Samuel Andrews → partnerInBusinessWith → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
The Ohio Oil Company → foundedBy → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Henry H. Rogers → businessPartner → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
Mary French Rockefeller → relative → John D. Rockefeller ⓘ