Standard Oil founder Rockefeller was one of the greatest Wall Street magnates Reviewed by Caitlin Clarke Billionaire John D. Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 to May 23, 1937) continues to rank as one of the ...

When a man has lived a life so pure and good as has my brother, it is time it was recognized," said Mrs. W.C. Rudd, sister of John D. Rockefeller. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

The Rockefeller name is one so deeply entrenched in different ... and to this day there are any number of rumours surrounding the identity of his father: that he was a thief, a crook, a gambler, a ...

I dare say there are probably only a few of the readers of this column who have not heard the name John D. Rockefeller. Just ...

Tarbell's father, fearing that Rockefeller would retaliate against the magazine, advised her not to do it. But she dove into the work with a zeal that matched her antagonist’s. For almost two ...

Rockefeller Archives ... extravagance and stubbornness to face up to her intimidating father. In the process, she found herself on a path of deep personal introspection. Born in 1872, Edith ...

Aldrich Hall was made possible through a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr. and is named in honor of his father-in-law, Nelson W. Aldrich. When it opened in 1953, Aldrich Hall provided much-needed ...

Investopedia / Lara Antal Rockefeller’s father, William Avery Rockefeller, led a nomadic life as a snake oil salesman who called himself a physician, while his mother raised their six children.

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.