After 7 heart transplants, Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller has died in his sleep at his home in Poncantico Hills, New York, at the age of 101 years old.
A family spokesman, Fraser P. Seitel, confirmed the death.
Mr Rockefeller, the last of his generation in the famed American family, was the grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D Rockefeller.
The centenarian was at the helm of his family’s fortune, controlling both philanthropic and business interests.
He was the youngest of five sons of John D Rockefeller Jr.
Though he never sought political office, he had two brothers who served in government.
Nelson Rockefeller served as governor of New York and briefly as US vice-president while Winthrop Rockefeller was the governor of Arkansas.
David Rockefeller graduated from Harvard in 1936 and received a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1940.
He then served in the army World War Two before working at Chase Bank, which later became JP Morgan Chase.
