Laurance Rockefeller
American businessman
Died when: 94 years 46 days (1129 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) 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 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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