Rockefeller Sr., John D.
From Astro-Databank
| Name |
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| Birthname | Rockefeller, John Davison | ||
| born on | 8 July 1839 at 23:55 (= 11:55 PM ) | ||
| Place | Richford NY, USA, 42n21, 76w12 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m76w12 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   16°15'   23°05 Asc. 26°40'
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Biography
American industrialist and founder of Standard Oil enterprise and of the first great American oil fortune. The son of a penniless, bigamous con man and patent-medicine salesman, he turned his shady family name into a synonym for prodigious wealth and worldly success. A strict evangelical Baptist, he had no trouble reconciling his principles with unethical business practices, mandating the industry, forcing competitors out of business, bribing officials and blithely ignoring attempts to limit his rapacious accumulation of power. At the time of his retirement in 1902, his fortune was estimated at more than one billion dollars. At the same time, he was a philanthropist who established four great charitable corporations.
He was married and had five kids. Rockefeller died 5/23/1937, Ormond Beach, Fl, leaving an estate of more than $26 million, most of which passed to his son, John D. Jr, before his death.
Relationships
- child relationship with Rockefeller, John D. Jr. (born 29 January 1874)
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 23 May 1937 (Age 99)
Source Notes
On December 5, 2007, PT changed the birth year from 1838 to 1839 based on the biography by Ron Chernow, "Titan" published in 1998. Chernow writes: "“In 1838, Eliza (Rockefeller’s mother) gave birth to their first child, Lucy,….” Then Chernow writes: “On the night of July 8, 1839, Bill and Eliza (parents) again summoned the midwife, this time to deliver a boy…..” This date is consistent with that which is given at the Rockefeller Archive Center online. In earlier versions of AstroDatabank, LMR gave July 8, 1838 quoting: Penfield Collection quotes Alan Nevins for "just before midnight." The biography gives the date on p.22 and no time. AFA DX quotes Troinski for "shortly before midnight," no source. Sabian Symbols No.799 gives July 8/9, 1838. Keene gives 3:47 PM in MA 4/30. Discepolo has 4:00 PM.
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 99)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist (Four charitable corporations)
- Traits : Personality : Liar/ Fraud (Unprincipled)
- Traits : Personality : Acquisitive (Voracious)
