Use of nickel (as a natural meteoric nickelâiron alloy) has been traced as far back as 3500 BCE. Nickel was first isolated and classified as a chemical element in 1751 by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who initially mistook the ore for a copper mineral.
One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
The Council on Foreign Relations was incorporated as the American branch in New York on July 29, 1921. The founding president of the CFR was John W. Davis, J.P. Morganâs personal attorney, while the vice-president was Paul Cravath, also representing the Morgan interests.