Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler was the predecessor of the Standard Oil Company. By the end of the American Civil War, Cleveland was one of the five main refining centers in the U.S. (besides Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, and the region in northwestern Pennsylvania where most of the oil originated).
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An organization called the Rockefeller Foundation, ostensibly to supplement the General Education Fund, was formed in 1910 and through long finagling and lots of Rockefeller money got the New York legislature to issue a charter on May 14, 1913.
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Harvard, with its well-publicized medical school, has received $8,764,433 of Rockefeller's Drug Trust money, Yale got $7,927,800, Johns Hopkins $10,418,531, Washington University in St. Louis $2,842,132, New York's Columbia University $5,424,371, Cornell University $1,709,072, etc., etc..
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Rockefeller's various educational activities had proved so profitable in the U.S. that in 1927 the International Educational Board was launched, as Junior's own, personal charity, and endowed with $21,000,000 for a starter, to be lavished on foreign universities and politicos, with all the usual strings attached.
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No, he was not an immigrant. Rockefeller was the second of six children born in Richford, New York, to William Avery Rockefeller (November 13, 1810 - May 11, 1906) and Eliza (… Davison; September 12, 1813 - March 28, 1889). 1 person found this useful.
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Sterling Drug, Inc., the main cog and largest holding company in the Rockefeller Drug Empire and its 68 subsidiaries, showed operating profits in 1961 of $23,463,719 after taxes, on net assets of $43,108,106 - a 54% profit.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. likely did many things in 1945, but most memorable and significant among his actions that year was his donation of land in Manhattan for a permanent h … eadquarters of the United Nations.
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So the stage was set for the education of the American public, with a view to turning it into a population of drug and medico dependents, with the early help of the parents and the schools, then with direct advertising and, last but not least, the influence the advertising revenues had on the media-makers.
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In 1866, his brother William Rockefeller built another refinery in Cleveland and brought John into the partnership. In 1867, Henry M. Flaglerbecame a partner, and the firm of … Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler was established.
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In other subjects Rockefeller was an average student but the quality of the education was very high. In 1853, the Rockefellers moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and John attended high school from 1853 to 1855. He was very good at math and was on the debating team.
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what schools did rockefeller go to
Rockefeller went to Cleveland schools.