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31 de ene. de 2013 · John Jacob Astor operated out of a one-story office building at 81 Prince Street, which his successor, William Backhouse Astor, maintained until the latter's death in 1875.
4 de abr. de 2017 · John Jacob Astor was the wealthiest man in America in the early 19th century, and when he died in 1848 his fortune was estimated to be at least $20 million, an astounding sum for the time. Astor had arrived in America as a poor German immigrant, and his determination and business sense led him to eventually create a monopoly in the fur trade.
13 de feb. de 2019 · Manhattan. He was born at the Astor mansion at 840 Fifth Avenue, New York City, though his father had gone down on the Titanic three months before he was born. He was brought up by his mother at the Astor's Newport home, Beechwood. He was educated at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island, and afterwards graduated from Harvard University.
John Jacob Astor IV (ur. 13 lipca 1864 w Rhinebeck, zm. 15 kwietnia 1912) – amerykański przedsiębiorca, członek prominentnej rodziny Astorów, prawnuk Johna Jacoba Astora, pierwszego milionera w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W 1904 roku założył hotel St. Regis w Nowym Jorku, najnowocześniejszy w tamtych czasach, współwłaściciel hotelu ...
In Astor family. John Jacob Astor (1822–90), son of William Backhouse Astor, increased the fortune to between \$75 million and \$100 million. He was a more active philanthropist than his predecessors, making substantial gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Trinity Church as well as to the….
English: John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and the wealthiest member of the Astor family in his generation. He was the founder of the English branch of the Astor family. Retrato de John Jacob Astor III, por Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1890. New York State Museum.
John Jacob Astor III (1822–90) was born in New York City on June 10, 1822. Inheritances from his father and his grandfather made him the largest private owner of real estate in the city. His brother, William Astor (1830–92), became interested in land development in Florida and increased the family holdings through the yacht-building business.
