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William Rockefeller
William Rockefeller 1841-1922, American financier, b. Tioga co., N.Y.; brother of John D. Rockefeller. He joined (1865) his brother in the oil-refining business. William was a successful stock market manipulator and was the New York representative of the Rockefeller interests until the Standard Oil... Read more
Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University philanthropic organization in New York City, founded 1901 as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research by John D. Rockefeller for furthering medical science and its allied subjects and to make knowledge of these subjects available to the public. Many millions of dollars ... Read more
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller 1839-1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work as a bookkeeper. Frugal and industrious, Rockefeller became (1859) a partner in a produce business, and four years lat... Read more
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller 1908-79, U.S. public official, governor of New York (1959-73), Vice President of the United States (1974-77), b. Bar Harbor, Maine; grandson of John D. Rockefeller . A director of Rockefeller Center from 1931 to 1958, he also served in many government posts, including co... Read more
Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner , 1868-1943, American medical research worker, b. Vienna, M.D. Univ. of Vienna, 1891. In 1922 he came to the United States to join the staff of the Rockefeller Institute (now Rockefeller Univ.). He later became a U.S. citizen. For his discovery of human blood groups he won the 193... Read more
Henry Morrison Flagler
Henry Morrison Flagler 1830-1913, American financier and real-estate developer, b. Hopewell, near Canandaigua, N.Y. As a youth he struck out for himself in Ohio. After trying the grain and salt business, he joined John D. Rockefeller in oil refining. The firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler... Read more
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Theodosius Dobzhansky , 1900-1975, American geneticist, b. Russia, grad. Univ. of Kiev, 1921. He emigrated to the United States in 1927 and was naturalized in 1937. Dobzhansky taught at the California Institute of Technology (1930-40) and was professor of zoology at Columbia (1940-62), leaving to be... Read more
David Baltimore
David Baltimore , 1938-, American microbiologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Rockefeller Univ., 1964. He conducted (1965-68) virology research at the Salk Institute before becoming a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. In 1970 he and his wife Alice Huang discovered a virus cause... Read more
William Henry Welch
William Henry Welch 1850-1934, American pathologist, b. Norfolk, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1870), M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia Univ., 1875). After studying abroad he taught (1879-84) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, introducing laboratory methods of instruction.... Read more
Howard Walter Florey
Howard Walter Florey (Baron Florey of Adelaide), 1898-1968, British pathologist, b. Australia. He was educated at Adelaide Univ. and at Cambridge and Oxford and returned to Oxford as professor of pathology in 1935. Florey shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Alexander Flem... Read more

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Rockefeller, John D.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Rockefeller, John D. (1839–1937), oil...550 million to philanthropic institutions.Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York, the son of William Avery Rockefeller, a commodities dealer, and his wife Eliza...
Rockefeller, John Davison
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...Aiken, Edward N. Flager: Rockefeller Partner and Florida Baron...Carr, Albert H. John D. Rockefeller's Secret Weapon . New York...Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. . New York: Random...The Founding Father of the Rockefellers . New York: Harper and Row...
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979), an heir to the enormous Standard Oil...vice-president of the United States. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, July 8, 1908. He was...
David Rockefeller
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography David Rockefeller David Rockefeller (born 1915), son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was the chairman of the Chase Manhattan Bank and became one of the most prominent bankers in the world. David Rockefeller, the fifth and youngest son of John...
John Davison Rockefeller
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition John Davison Rockefeller 1839-1937, American industrialist...bookkeeper. Frugal and industrious, Rockefeller became (1859) a partner in a produce...accumulating large capital reserves, Rockefeller soon dominated the American oil...
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John D. Rockefeller Jr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960), American philanthropist, utilized...substantial wealth on Jan. 29, 1874, in Cleveland, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was brought up in a rigorously puritanical atmosphere...
Rockefeller Foundation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rockefeller Foundation philanthropic institution established (1913) by John D. Rockefeller , Sr., to promote "the well-being of...the foundation received $183 million from Rockefeller. He was aided in the early years of the...
Rockefeller Institute
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Rockefeller Institute. Founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. , the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research initially provided grants to scientific investigators at various institutions.The institute moved to Manhattan's Upper East...
Rockefeller Drug Laws
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ROCKEFELLER DRUG LAWS The Rockefeller drug laws are a set of New York Mandatory Sentencing statutes...crimes. They were proposed by New York's Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in reaction to a Heroin epidemic in his state. These laws...
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial was founded October 18, 1918 by John D. Rockefeller Sr., in memory of his deceased wife, and was terminated as a legal entity on January 3, 1929. The Memorial's mandate...

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Rockefeller University
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY is a world-renowned center for research and graduate...physics, located in New York City. It was founded in 1901 as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research through the philanthropy of John...
Rockefeller Foundation
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION was established on 14 May 1913 "to promote the well...of a long history of giving by Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller (1839 – 1937), who in the course of his life donated...
Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich (1874–1948...Island. In 1901 she married John D. Rockefeller Jr (1874–1960), son of...20th-century art was commissioning Rockefeller Center, New York, a huge office complex...
Rockefeller, John D(avison)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Rockefeller, John D(avison) (1839–...the industrial possibilities of oil, Rockefeller established the Standard Oil Company...interests to his son, John D(avison) Rockefeller Jr. (1874–1960), and...
Rockefeller family
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Rockefeller family One of the wealthiest and most...twentieth-century America. John Davison Rockefeller (b. 1839, d. 1937) was born in...capacity, under a board of trustees with Rockefeller as president. This was the first inter...
Rockefeller Commission Report
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION REPORT ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION REPORT. The National Commission on Children...presented its report in 1991. Chaired by Senator John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV of West Virginia, the commission was broadly based and...
Rockefeller
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Rockefeller name used allusively as the type of a very rich person, from the American industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company.
Trusts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...trust come into use. In 1879, John D. Rockefeller, a rich industrialist and owner of...a bookkeeper at the age of sixteen, Rockefeller had built up Standard Oil through a...acquisitions. A persistent entrepreneur, Rockefeller was involved in various industries...
Robber Barons
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...individuals like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan led to the growth...Tarbell, who wrote about the abuses of Rockefeller's Standard Oil, reinforced the idea...Works in this vein include John D. Rockefeller: The Heroic Age of American Enterprise...
Standard Oil Company
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the original stockholders being John D. Rockefeller, with 2,667 shares; William Rockefeller, with 1,333 shares; Henry M. Flagler...with 1,000 shares; and the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler, with 1,000 shares...

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Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...scallop(s), oyster(s), mussel(s), steamer(s), calamari, scungilli; scampi, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, lobster thermidor, lobster Newburg, filet of sole, escargot; smoked salmon, lox, gravlax; (Maryland) crab cake...

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ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL SERVICES ELECTS DAVID ROCKEFELLER JR. CHAIRMAN
PR Newswire; 1/16/1992; 700+ words ; ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL SERVICES ELECTS DAVID ROCKEFELLER JR. CHAIRMAN /ADVANCE/ NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- David Rockefeller, Jr. has been elected chairman of Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc. by the board of directors, it...
Rockefellers Assume More Risks to Bolster Fortune
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 3/20/1992; 700+ words ; ...their endowments with the Rockefeller family office. Rockefeller & Co. has been managing...private deals and cash. The Rockefellers believe that the best returns...public. So far this year one Rockefeller-backed company, Gilead...
Rockefeller & Co. and SG Private Banking Announce Global Alliance. SG Private Banking purchases equity stake in Rockefeller Financial Services.
PR Newswire; 6/17/2008; 700+ words ; ...NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc., the parent company of Rockefeller & Co., Inc., a leading global...global alliance. Under this alliance, Rockefeller & Co. and SG Private Banking...
Rockefeller pushes for intelligence overhaul: Senator cites CIA's plan to classify Iraq prewar data
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...system must be revamped, Sen. Jay Rockefeller said. "The problem with the intelligence...to shift from the cold war," said Rockefeller, D-W.Va., on Monday during an...and we will continue to do so." Rockefeller, the ranking Democrat on the Senate...
Rockefeller has lifelong love for Japan, he says
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 5/29/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...The three college years Sen. Jay Rockefeller spent in Japan gave him an affinity...and its people, and they for him. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has used those ties...West Virginia. Among other coups, Rockefeller is credited with persuading Toyota Motor...
Rockefeller upbeat about CIA nominee: Senator also pleased about mine safety bill
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 5/19/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Committee, West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller is optimistic about the prospect of...shooter. His instincts are good," Rockefeller told The Associated Press in a telephone...to have a pretty good view of him." Rockefeller said the four-star general answered...
David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Establish Fund to Address Poverty, Health and Development; $225 Million Gift Is Largest in RBF History.
News Wire article from: AScribe Business & Economics News Service; 11/20/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Rockefeller Brothers Fund NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), announced today that David Rockefeller, one of the RBF's founders and advisory trustee...
Rockefeller attorney denies California case link
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/5/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...visit in Boston. The man known as Clark Rockefeller _ and by several other aliases _ was...their efforts to figure out exactly who Rockefeller is. Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley...record of him before 1993, and said Rockefeller has claimed he doesn't remember details...
Rockefeller attorney denies link to body
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/6/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...visit in Boston. The man known as Clark Rockefeller _ and by several other aliases _ was...their efforts to figure out exactly who Rockefeller is. Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley...record of him before 1993, and said Rockefeller has claimed he doesn't remember details...
Rockefellers Launch Nonprofit Service to Manage Giving Globally By Individuals and Families.
PR Newswire; 4/29/2002; 700+ words ; ...than a century, the Rockefeller family today announced the creation of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors...association with the Rockefellers' innovative, multi...Handles All Giving Issues Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors...