Who is Frederick Gates?

Frederick Taylor Gates' born 1853, died 1929, was a baptist minister from upstate New York who became the chief advisor to John D Rockefeller regarding philanthropy. He was largely responsible for Rockefeller's establishment of the University of Chicago, medical Research institutions, and designed the Rockefeller Foundation. John D. once said that Gates was the greatest businessman he had ever known, and placed him on the boards of several Rockefeller owned companies. There is no credible evidence that he is related to Bill Gates, of Microsoft fame. Gates shared Rockefeller's belief in the Protestant work ethic Expressed by John Wesley -- "Gain all you can, save all you can, give all you can."