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Ideologies / Capitalist / John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1839–1937 · United States · Industrialist

John D. Rockefeller

Standard Oil

The monopoly perfected.

Rooted Capitalist →
Economic+96
SocialistMarket
Governance+10
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−25
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The founder of Standard Oil and America's first billionaire, whose ruthless consolidation defined the age of monopoly capitalism — and whose later philanthropy reshaped medicine and education.

social

Devout Baptist; disciplined, traditional in personal life.

economic

Built history's great oil monopoly through relentless consolidation.

governance

Worked within the system even as it moved to break his trust.

Notable for
  • Founded Standard Oil
  • First US billionaire
  • Rockefeller Foundation
monopolyoilphilanthropy
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