David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller was an American banker who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family and family patriarch from August 2004 until his death in March 2017.

Rockefeller was a son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spel man Rockefeller.

He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with a range of foreign leaders. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death in March 2017.

Date of birth:
12th June, 1915
Date of death:
20th March, 2017
"I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Art
"The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Design
"Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Nature
"I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Education
"My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Dad
"Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Society
"I owe much to mother. She had an expert’s understanding, but also approached art emotionally."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Art
"I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Government
"I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one’s life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Good
"I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived."
― David Rockefeller
Topic(s): Hope

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