If He is alive Today then the Richest Person in the World

Rockefeller was born in 1839 in Richmond to modest family.

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With his father often absent, John helped his mother from an early age.

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Rockefeller learned basic bookkeeping in 10 weeks for $40.

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After searching for 2.3 months John got a job as a bookkeeper at 16.

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2.5 years later John started grocery trading with a partner.

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Due to civil war John's business grew rapidly.

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Samuel Andrews, a chemist sought investment from John for oil refining business.

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So, in 1863 at the age of 24 Accidentally entered the oil business.

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By 1880s John's Standard Oil controlled 90% oil refining in US.

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Today's value Rockefeller's net worth was $420B.

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Rockefeller died in 1937 at 97 at his home in Florida.

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