Who is David Rockefeller?

David Rockefeller is American banker and philanthropist.

How did David Rockefeller die?

David Rockefeller passed away in 2017 (heart failure).

David Rockefeller

Q: What is David Rockefeller known for?

David Rockefeller is primarily known as a(n) entrepreneur, art collector, autobiographer, statesperson, financier, banker, commissioned armed forces officers, entomologist, businessperson, soldier, philanthropist, writer.

American banker and philanthropist

Born:June 12, 1915

Died:March 20, 2017

Age at death:101

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Heart Failure

Zodiac Sign:Gemini

Born in:Manhattan, United States

Residence:Manhattan, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English, American English

Entrepreneur Art Collector Autobiographer Statesperson Financier Banker Commissioned Armed Forces Officers Entomologist Businessperson Soldier Philanthropist Writer

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Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom (1998)honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1988)Order of the Southern CrossGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourOrder of Francisco de Miranda

David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist

Biography

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with many foreign leaders. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death.

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Quotes

“But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long. Already there are powerful forces at work that threaten to destroy all of our hopes and efforts to erect an enduring structure of global interdependence.”

— Speech at the Annual Ambassadors' Dinner, September 14, 1994.

“Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.”

— On courting his wife, as quoted in a review of his Memoirs — "Born to Be Mild" by David Brooks in The New York Times (20 October 2002)

“If the disagreement was strong enough, we could end up pretty close to the borderline of incivility.”

— Describing his confrontations with a rival at the Chase Manhattan Bank, as quoted in "Born to Be Mild" in The New York Times (20 October 2002)

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Photos

Title: Japanese Royal couple Akihito with Rockefeller Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [1984] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-00289 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 289 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Date on slide mount: 1984. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States. Personalities Crown princes Japan Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020729830/

in New York City, New York

David Rockefeller was a guest of honour of the Bank of Israel. Photo shows: David Rockefeler speaking with Arnon Gafni Bank Governor.

David Rockefeller was a guest of honour of the Bank of Israel. Photo shows: David Rockefeler (L) meeting with Ernest Yeffet General manager of Bank Leumi while Arnon Gafni Bank Governor sits in centre.