Nicholas, Tom, and Vasiliki Fouka. "John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World." Harvard Business School Case 815-088, December 2014. (Revised March 2018.) ...

Philanthropy has been a significant aspect of the Rockefeller family’s legacy, and each generation has taken up the torch. In fact, he and his son John D Rockefeller Jr. dedicated themselves to ...

Rockefeller was also known for his establishment of charitable foundations and academic institutions, including the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the General ...

The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward ... He now controlled what would become the foundation for the biggest industrial empire of its time.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors traces its beginnings back to 1891, when John D. Rockefeller Sr. first put in place a professional staff to manage his philanthropic efforts. Today, the firm provides ...

John D. Rockefeller was one of the world's wealthiest men and a major philanthropist. Singh added: "When you set out to do something incredibly hard, there's gonna be a lot of hard days that go ...

Rockefeller Archives. In their long history, the Rockefellers have had very few rebels. Most of them have conformed to the rigorous moral and religious principles laid down by John D. Rockefeller ...

John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, was the original "world's richest man." By his death in 1937, his net worth stood at $1.4 billion, representing 1.5% of the U.S. GDP .