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John Davison Rockefeller   /dʒɑn dˈeɪvɪsən rˈɑkəfˌɛlər/   Listen
John Davison Rockefeller

noun
1.
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937).  Synonyms: John D. Rockefeller, Rockefeller.






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"John davison rockefeller" Quotes from Famous Books



... Rockefeller's income was given as thirty millions by an excellent authority. He had reached the limit of profitable investment of profits in the oil industry. Here, then, were these enormous sums in cash pouring in—more than $2,000,000 a month for John Davison Rockefeller alone. The problem of reinvestment became more serious. It became a nightmare. The oil income was swelling, swelling, and the number of sound investments limited, even more limited than it is now. It was through no special eagerness ...
— The Iron Heel • Jack London



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