John D. Rockefeller

Born July 8, 1839 in NY

Died 1937

• Entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist and oil industry mogul.  

• Founded Standard Oil Co. and built it into the nation’s largest oil company.

• His shrewd business methods led to U.S. antitrust laws and the Supreme Court broke up the company.

• As a philanthropist, he gave away over $500 million during his lifetime.

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”