Legend: Bank of America Rockefeller, the family leader of the family of David Rockefeller, celebrated the 100th birthday on the 12 day and became the world's oldest billionaire. the Rockefeller family is one of the most prominent families in the United States. David Rockefeller's grandfather John Rockefeller founded Mobil Oil Corp in the second half of nineteenth Century, and accumulated huge wealth through the oil business.
according to Xinhua International client, in June 12, 1915, the third generation of David Rockefeller of the Rockefeller family was born in Manhattan, New York. The 9 storey residential building he was born was the largest private residence in New York at that time. David Rockefeller's mother, Abi Rockefeller, is an outstanding artistic patron, and with her help, the "mansion" has now become the famous museum of modern art in New York (MOMA).
The Museum of modern art (MOMA) has had a birthday party for David Rockefeller in advance, and David Rockefeller is wearing a black suit that day with the aid of a walker. Despite appearing in public, David Rockefeller looks very lively.
the longevity star also sent a gift -- a private property in Maine called "seal bay". He said, "seal Bay is very important to me. When I was 3 months old, I was there by my parents for the first time."
"seal bay" is located on the coast of the Atlantic, covering an area of about 4 million square meters. Local media reported that David Rockefeller transferred it to the non-profit land garden Protection Association, which will become part of Acadia National Park later.
David Rockefeller is now the oldest member of the Rockefeller family and has served as the patriarch of the Rockefeller family since July 2004.
David Rockefeller has a halo on his head, sitting on a mansion and billions of dollars in bank deposits. Although he has lived a long life, he has to see one of his relatives die. His 5 elder brothers and sisters died a few years ago. His son, Richard Rockefeller, who was 65 years old, crashed when he was driving a small plane last June.
the Deutsch news agency reported that the US Forbes company estimated that David Rockefeller earned 3 billion 200 million dollars, ranking 603rd in the world's richest list. In an earlier "donation commitment" launched jointly by Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gate and investor Warren Buffett, David Rockefeller promised to donate half of his property to charity.
although David Rockefeller is rich in money, he does not value his wealth.
he told Forbes magazine earlier: "my life is wonderful. I believe that to a large extent, material can make a person happy. However, if you have no friends and important relatives, life will be very empty and sad, and material things will not matter at that time.
David Rockefeller is the only Autobiography of the Rockefeller family. His autobiography was published in 2002.