Laurance Rockefeller
(1910-2004)
American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist
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Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was a son 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 and many other successful start-ups. Rockefeller was known for his involvement in wilderness preservation, ecology and the protection of wildlife. His crusade was the establishing of a conservation ethic, and he was declared America's leading conservationist by Lady Bird Johnson.
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26 May 1910 New York City, United States
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| Died |
11 July 2004 (aged 94) New York City
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller · m. 1901
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