Person
John D. Rockefeller III
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 21, 1906
- Died
- Jul 10, 1978
- From
- New York City, New York, USA
John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was engaged in a wide range of philanthropic projects, many of which his family had launched, as well as supporting organizations related to East Asian affairs. Rockefeller was also a major supporter of the Population Council, and the committee that created the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Description above from the Wikipedia article John D. Rockefeller III, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
