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Michael Rockefeller

American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)

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Occupation

Anthropologist

Born in

Manhattan

Born

May 18, 1938

Zodiac

Taurus

8,587

days lived

23

age at death

Born
May 18, 1938 in 🇺🇸Manhattan
Died
November 19, 1961 (aged 23)
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·tiger 🐅
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About

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Michael Clark Rockefeller was an American anthropologist and art collector and member of the Rockefeller family. He was a son of New York Governor and later U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, a grandson of American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr., and a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr.

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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Capricorn♑︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for May 18, 1938

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1961
Day 8,586
Age 23

Disappearance in New Guinea

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89%
Nov 19, 1961
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Day 8,568
Age 23

Presumed Death

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96%
Nov 1, 1961

Presumed death after disappearing off the coast of southern New Guinea.

Day 8,264
Age 22

Expedition to New Guinea

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89%
Jan 1, 1961
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1960
Day 7,898
Age 21

Peabody Museum Film

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96%
Jan 1, 1960

Filmed the Peabody Museum-sponsored Harvard-Peabody expedition to New Guinea.

Day 7,898
Age 21

Graduation from Harvard

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96%
Jan 1, 1960

Graduated from Harvard University.

1957
Day 6,803
Age 18

Museum of Primitive Art

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92%
Jan 1, 1957
1956
Day 6,437
Age 17

Harvard University Studies

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96%
Jan 1, 1956

Began undergraduate studies at Harvard University.

1938
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Age 0

Born in New York

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96%
May 18, 1938

Born in New York City to Nelson Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Clark.