Standard Oil

Summary

Standard Oil is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,354 views/month, #86 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Standard Oil is in the country of United States^[3].
• Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Standard Oil's instance of is recorded as holding company^[6].
• Standard Oil's founder is recorded as John D. Rockefeller^[7].
• Standard Oil's founder is recorded as William Rockefeller^[8].
• Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Henry Morrison Flagler^[9].
• Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Stephen V. Harkness^[10].
• Standard Oil's founder is recorded as Samuel Andrews^[11].
• Standard Oil is owned by William Rockefeller^[12].
• Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland^[13].
• Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[14].
• Standard Oil's headquarters location is recorded as Ohio^[15].
• Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Ohio Oil Company^[16].
• Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of California^[17].
• Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of Indiana^[18].
• Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Vacuum Oil^[19].
• Standard Oil's child organization or unit is recorded as Standard Oil Company of New York^[20].
• Standard Oil's Commons category is recorded as Standard Oil^[21].
• Standard Oil's industry is recorded as petroleum industry^[22].
• Standard Oil's industry is recorded as manufacture of refined petroleum products^[23].
• 1870 marks the founding of Standard Oil^[24].
• 1882 marks the founding of Standard Oil^[25].
• 1890 marks the founding of Standard Oil^[26].
• Standard Oil was dissolved in 1911^[27].

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Founding

Founders include John D. Rockefeller^[7], William Rockefeller^[8], Henry Morrison Flagler^[9], Stephen V. Harkness^[10], and Samuel Andrews^[11]. Recorded inception include 1870^[24], 1882^[25], and 1890^[26].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Cleveland^[13], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1796^[30]; New York City^[14], a global city^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1624^[33]; and Ohio^[15], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1803^[36]. Subsidiaries include Ohio Oil Company^[16], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1887^[39], headquartered in Findlay^[40]; Standard Oil Company of California^[17], a business^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1879^[43]; Standard Oil Company of Indiana^[18], a business^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1889^[46], headquartered in Chicago^[47]; Vacuum Oil^[19], a business^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1866^[50]; and Standard Oil Company of New York^[20], a business^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1882^[53], headquartered in New York City^[54].

Industry

Industries include petroleum industry^[22] and manufacture of refined petroleum products^[23].

Ownership

Standard Oil is owned by William Rockefeller^[12]. Its product or material produced is recorded as fuel^[55].

Dissolution

Standard Oil was dissolved in 1911^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Standard Oil include Esso^[56], a brand^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1911^[59], headquartered in Irving^[60].

Why It Matters

Standard Oil ranks in the top 0.29% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,354 views/month, #86 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

Entities named for it include Esso^[56], a brand^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1911^[59], headquartered in Irving^[60].