LAURANCE ROCKEFELLER

(Laurance Spelman Rockefeller)


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Laurance Rockefeller
  • Born: May 26, 1910
  • Died: July 11, 2004
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Financier, Conservationist, Businessman

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller 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.