Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman

Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman
▪ 2005

      American philanthropist, venture capitalist, and conservationist (b. May 26, 1910, New York, N.Y.—d. July 11, 2004, New York City), as a member of one of the richest families in the U.S., used his business acumen to fund start-up companies, greatly augmenting his wealth, and promoted conservation, notably by donating land to the National Park Service. Rockefeller inherited a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1937; the following year he provided financial backing to World War I pilot Eddie Rickenbacker to found Eastern Airlines. Rockefeller later provided seed money to Intel Corp. and Apple Computer, Inc. In 1942 he made his first land donation, providing the acreage that became Tallman Mountain State Park in New York; his most recent donation was in 2001 and greatly expanded Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. His work as a mediator in the 1960s made possible the creation of Redwood National Park in California. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1991, at which time he was described as a “hidden national treasure.”

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