Laurance Rockefeller

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Laurance Rockefeller was an American venture capitalist, conservationist, and philanthropist known for funding environmental causes and national parks.

Aliases (3)
  • Laurance S. Rockefeller ×2
  • Godfrey A. Rockefeller ×1
  • Laurance Spelman Rockefeller ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf conservationist
human
philanthropist
venture capitalist
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
Public Welfare Medal
birthDate 1910-05-26
birthPlace New York City
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2004-07-11
deathPlace New York City
donatedTo Acadia National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Park Service
Virgin Islands National Park
Yosemite National Park
educatedAt Princeton University
familyName Rockefeller
father John D. Rockefeller Jr.
fieldOfWork environmental conservation
philanthropy
venture capital
founded American Conservation Association
Conservation Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
fullName Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
genreOfPhilanthropy environmental philanthropy
land conservation
givenName Laurance
knownFor early investment in aviation and high-technology companies
supporting the creation of national parks and protected areas
memberOf Rockefeller family
mother Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
notableFor funding environmental causes
promoting conservation in the United States
supporting United States national parks
notableProject Rockefeller Parkway between Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Rockefeller-funded redevelopment of Jackson Lake Lodge
positionHeld chairman of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
religion Baptist
residence New York
Wyoming
sibling David Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller III
Nelson Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
spouse Mary French Rockefeller

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
David Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
sibling
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller ("Laurance S. Rockefeller")
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
child
Rockefeller Brothers Fund ("Laurance S. Rockefeller")
World Wildlife Fund ("Godfrey A. Rockefeller")
founder
Laurance Rockefeller ("Laurance Spelman Rockefeller")
fullName
Rockefeller family
notableMember

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