Driving the Rockefeller legacy in Asia

Published Mon, Apr 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM

OIL tycoon John D Rockefeller Sr (1839-1937) was one of the greatest benefactors to modern medicine in history, giving US$540 million (in dollar terms of that time) during his lifetime. His son John D Rockefeller Jr pledged around US$537 million, bringing the total philanthropy of just two generations to over US$1 billion. Fourth-generation member David Rockefeller is estimated to have given around US$1 billion already.

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