death_date nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation alma_mater
15 december 1984 american december 21 , 1920 bradford exchange j. roderick macarthur
 john roderick macarthur businessman and philanthropist rollins college
j. roderick macarthur

john roderick macarthur -lrb- december 21 , 1920 -- december 15 , 1984 -rrb- was a u.s. businessman and philanthropist .
the j. roderick macarthur foundation , a philanthropic organization interested in civil liberties in the united states , and the macarthur justice center at the northwestern university school of law are named after him .
he is the son of john d. macarthur who established the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation .
