Laurance Rockefeller

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conservationist human philanthropist venture capitalist

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