8, 1839 Richford, New York. Died May 23, 1937
Ormond-Beach, Florida. American entrepreneur, philanthropist, the first dollar millionaire in the history of mankind. Rockefeller was the second child of six children in the family of Protestants. His father was first a lumberjack, and then an errant merchant. When John turned seven, he began to feed on the sale of turkeys, moonlighting, digging potatoes for neighbors. He recorded all the results of his commercial activity in his little book.From his first salary Rockefeller acquires a good book. In it, he records all his incomes and expenses, paying attention to even small things. To this book he treated with special trepidation and respect, saving it for life. Like the memory of his first working day, as an understanding of his first step towards becoming