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Laurance Rockefeller

American businessman, conservationist, financier, philanthropist (1910-2004)

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About Laurance Rockefeller

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. As a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, he provided venture capital for Intel, Apple Computer, Piasecki Helicopter, and many other successful start-ups. Rockefeller was known for his involvement in wilderness preservation, ecology and the protection of wildlife. Rockefeller used his family's oil fortune to fund conservation efforts and other ventures. His work helped the establishing of a new conservation ethic, and received the Lady Bird Johnson Conservation Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Bottega, John, photographer. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: financier, banker, conservationist, philanthropist
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 26, 1910
Died: July 11, 2004

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