David Rockefeller was the last of his generation in a famous American family that taught its children that wealth brings great responsibility.
Even as children, he and his siblings had to set aside portions of their allowances for charitable giving.
To mark his 100
th birthday in 2015, Rockefeller gave 1,000 acres of land next to a national park to the state of Maine.
Rockefeller died on 19th March 2017 in his sleep at his home in Pocantico Hills at age 101.
Unlike his brothers Nelson, the governor of New York who hungered for the White House and was briefly vice president, and Winthrop, a governor of Arkansas, David Rockefeller wielded power and influence without ever seeking public office
Among his many accomplishments were spurring the project that led to the World Trade Center.
Unlike his other brothers, John D. 3rd and Laurance, who shied from the spotlight and were known for philanthropy, David Rockefeller embraced business.
Rockefeller graduated from Harvard in 1936 and received a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1940.
He served in the Army during World War II, then began climbing the ranks of management at Chase Bank.
That bank merged with the Manhattan company in 1955.
Rockefeller was estimated to have met more than 200 rulers in more than 100 countries during his lifetime, and often was treated as if he were a visiting head of state.
Under Rockefeller, Chase now known as JPMorgan Chase was the first U.S. bank to open offices in the Soviet Union and China.
In 1974, it was the first to open an office in Egypt after the Suez crisis of 1956.
