Susan Cohn Rockefeller Skiff as “inspiring awareness” and “mobilizing action across a range of environmental and philanthropic causes as a conservationist and ocean advocate. In the book, Rockefeller credits a “moment of enlightenment inspired by the pteropod” to her passion in “helping others understand the fragility of our ecosystem.” Susan Cohn Rockefeller Susan Cohn Rockefeller (born 1959) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Musings. She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work. She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and her master's degree from New York University. Susan lives in New
Rockefeller Museum British Mandate, James Henry Breasted, founder and director of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, recognized the need for an archaeological museum in Jerusalem to house important regional finds. Encouraged by Lord Plumer, the British High Commissioner, Breasted approached American philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who agreed to donate two million dollars toward the project. Previously, he had offered to build an archeological museum in Cairo, Egypt, but he was turned down, possibly due to pressure from the British government, which was anxious to keep America from establishing a foothold in the region. The museum was designed by Austen Harrison,