존 D. 록펠러 주니어

소개

존 D. 록펠러 주니어(영어: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1874년 1월 29일 ~ 1960년 5월 11일)는 미국의 사업가, 자선가이다. 록펠러 가문의 일원이다. 스탠더드 오일의 설립자 존 록펠러의 다섯 번째 자녀이고 외아들이었다. 뉴욕 브라우닝 학교에 다니다가 브라운 대학교에 입학했다. 졸업 후에는 아버지의 사업을 도와 또한 투자자로 이름을 떨쳤다. 대공황 사이에 록펠러 센터 빌딩 건설에 자금을 제공했다.

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city at that time. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, including educational establishments. Among his projects was the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. He was widely blamed for having orchestrated the Ludlow Massacre and other offenses during the Colorado Coalfield War. Rockefeller was the father of six children: Abby, John III, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop, and David.