John Jacob Astor
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 176 years ago |
Date of birth | July 17,1763 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Walldorf |
Germany | |
Date of died | March 29,1848 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Books | Business Letters, 1813-1828 |
Nationality | American |
German | |
Did you know | John Jacob Astor is the sixth-wealthiest figure of the modern period (net worth of $120–138 billion). |
Job | Businessperson |
Investor | |
Education | St. Paul's School |
Full name | Johann Jacob Astor |
Parents | Johann Jacob Astor |
Maria Magdalena Vorfelder | |
Spouse | Sarah Cox Todd |
Children | William Backhouse Astor Sr. |
unnamed infant son Astor | |
Sarah Todd Astor | |
Designed | Fort Astoria |
Grandchildren | William Backhouse Astor Jr. |
John Jacob Astor III | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1603260 |
John Jacob Astor Life story
John Jacob Astor was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by smuggling opium into China, and by investing in real estate in or around New York City.