John D Rockefeller
7/8/1839 - 5/23/1937
Cancer
Last Words
"Oh, Lord, Thy will be done."
Death & Legacy
John D. Rockefeller, world's richest man and first billionaire, philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, died at 4:05 A.M. today at "The Casements," his Winter home. His age was 97 years, 11 months and 4 days. The cause of death was arteriosclerosis.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Arteriosclerosis
- Age at Death
- 97 years
- Funeral Location
- Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Final Resting Place
- Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States