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