Rockefeller Founds the Population Council
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Demographics, Population
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: November 7, 1952
Article abstract: John D. Rockefeller III founded the Population Council to stimulate and sponsor research and education about the relationship between the world’s population and its material and cultural resources.
Summary of Event
On November 7, 1952, John D. Rockefeller III incorporated the Population Council in New York City, an organization that has pioneered the study of population problems. Rockefeller belonged to a family that, through its connections with Chase Bank, Standard Oil, major Wall Street investment and law firms, the Council on...
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