From its beginning, the Riverside Church ran a preschool, one that doubled as a microcosm of Fosdick’s mission of inclusivity ...

A modest start contributed to Rockefeller's rise to one of the world's wealthiest men. The 1839 birth of his father brought him into a household of modest means. From one farm to another in ...

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In fact, he and his son John D Rockefeller Jr. dedicated themselves to philanthropy, giving away more than $1 billion and establishing the University of Chicago. The establishment of numerous ...

was founded in 1940 by John D. Rockefeller Jr. for his five sons. Justin Rockefeller, Wyatt Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller Jr. all sat on the organization’s board of trustees as of its most ...

John D. Rockefeller. The name itself is shorthand for wealth. When people think of the richest of the rich, they imagine Rockefeller: a man in a top hat, leaning on a cane made of solid gold ...

Nelson had a more strained relationship with his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., whose emphasis on discipline and modesty didn't quite suit his third child. Unlike his father, in fact ...

Rockefeller, Sr. to shield his offspring from the temptations of enormous wealth. His son John D. Jr. struggled for years with the need to find his identity underneath that oppressive cloak.

In 1932, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who was instrumental in the founding of the GTNP that we know today, bought it. His original intention was to donate it to the park, but he instead made it into ...

A. D. John. Founded by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1839-1937), the Standard Oil Company is one of the world's richest corporations. Born in upstate New York, Rockefeller entered the oil business by ...