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- NAME: John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- OCCUPATION: Philanthropist
- BIRTH DATE: January 29, 1874
- DEATH DATE: May 11, 1960
- EDUCATION: Brown University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cleveland, Ohio
- PLACE OF DEATH: Tuscon, Arizona
- Full Name: John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
- AKA: John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- AKA: John Davison Rockefeller
- AKA: John Jr.
- Nickname: "Junior"
- AKA: John D. Rockefeller
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Philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. was the only son of John D. Rockefeller and heir to his fortune. He is known for building Rockefeller Center in New York City.
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The Rockefellers have been a driving force in American industry and philanthropy since the 19th century. One of them started standard oil, another collected art and ran for President.
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Along with his father, he helped create a number of philanthropic institutions, including the Rockefeller Institute, the General Education Board and the Rockefeller Foundation. He may be best known for creating Rockefeller Center in New York City, funding the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg and donating the land for the U.N. Headquarters.
In the years following World War I, John D. Rockefeller Jr. advocated for better industrial working conditions. During World War II,
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he helped establish the United Service Organizations, and raised more than $300 million to help men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. He also donated extensively to conservation various projects, stretching from Acadia National Park in Maine to Yosemite National Park in California.
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In 1901, John D. Rockefeller Jr. married Abby Aldrich, a college classmate and the daughter of a prominent Rhode Island senator, Nelson W. Aldrich. John and Abby would go on to have six children together: a daughter, Abby (later known as Abby Rockefeller Mauzé), and five sons, John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller and David Rockefeller.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller died in 1948, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. later married Martha Baird Allen, a concert pianist. He died on May 11, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona.
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