18 John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
小约翰·戴维森·洛克菲勒，庞大商业帝国的接棒人

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01 John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist who was a prominent（重要的）member of the Rockefeller family.

小约翰·戴维森·洛克菲勒是美国金融和慈善世家——洛克菲勒家族的重要成员。

02 In biographies, he is commonly referred to as “Junior” to distinguish（区分）him from his father, “Senior”.

在传记中，他通常被用“小洛克菲勒”来与其父区分。

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Personal life

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was the fifth and last child of Standard Oil co-founder John Davison Rockefeller Sr. Scrupulously careful with money, he stood out as different from other rich men's sons. Initially he had intended to go to Yale University but was encouraged by William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, among others, to enter the Baptist-oriented Brown University instead.

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小约翰·戴维森·洛克菲勒是标准石油公司创办人、亿万富翁约翰·洛克菲勒的儿子和唯一的继承人，也是著名的洛克菲勒五兄弟的父亲。为与他的更为著名的父亲相区别，通常称为“小”约翰·洛克菲勒。最初他已经被耶鲁大学录取，但是芝加哥大学校长William Rainey Harper和其他人鼓动他进入浸礼会背景的布朗大学。

Career

After graduation from Brown, Rockefeller Jr. joined his father's business, setting up operations in the newly formed family office where he became a director of Standard Oil. He later also became a director at J. P. Morgan's U.S. Steel company, which had been formed in 1901. In 1921, Junior received about 10% of the shares of the Equitable Trust Company from his father, making him the bank's largest shareholder. Subsequently, in 1930, Equitable merged with Chase National Bank, making chase the largest bank in the world at the time. In the late 1920s, Rockefeller founded the Dunbar National Bank in Harlem. It was unique among New York City financial institutions（机构，体系）in that it employed African Americans as tellers, clerks and book-keepers as well as in key management positions.

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小约翰·洛克菲勒大学毕业以后，进入他父亲的公司。后来又任职于美国钢铁公司，同样出任总裁。1921年他从父亲手中继承了美国大通银行的10%股权，成为当时该银行最大股东。1929年美国经济大萧条，小约翰·洛克菲勒出于当时个人名望，宣布于纽约市曼哈顿区兴建洛克菲勒中心。

Philanthropist

John D. Rockefeller Jr. was known for his philanthropy, giving over $537 million to myriad（无数）causes over his lifetime compared to $240 million to his own family. He created the Sealantic Fund in 1938. He established the Bureau of Social Hygiene in 1913, a major initiative（主动权）that investigated such social issues as prostitution（滥用）and venereal disease, as well as studies in police administration and support for birth control clinics and research.

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小约翰·洛克菲勒以慈善事业而出名，他捐出的钱远远多于给予家庭的钱。他建立了Sealantic基金会和美国社会卫生协会。

妙语连珠

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation（义务）; every possession, a duty.

I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I believe in the dignity（尊严）of labor, whether with head or hand. That the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

I believe that thrift（节俭）is essential（必要的）to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite（必需品）of a sound financial structure, whether in government business or personal affairs.

I believe that truth and justice are fundamental（基本的）to an enduring（持久的）social order.

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洛克菲勒家族在美国以及在世界经济中的辉煌成就与他们的家族信条息息相关。1．有条不紊到极点，留心细节，不差分毫。如果有一分钱不该给我们，他必取来。如果少给客户一分钱，他也要客户拿走。2．他比卡耐基对竞争者更为仁慈，他会合理地补偿与他正当竞争失败的对手。3．他的财富跟和他同时代的巨富们相比，是最不肮脏的。