David Rockefeller, the billionaire businessman and philanthropist died Monday at the age of 101.
The banker died peacefully in his sleep in his home in Pocantico Hills on Monday morning according to his spokesman Fraser P Seitel.
Rockefeller, who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade, was the grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D Rockefeller.
Rockefeller is said to have donated almost $2 billion over his lifetime to various institutions including Rockefeller University, Harvard University and art museums.
