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Sitter. John Jacob Astor, 10 Jun 1822 - 22 Feb 1890. Credit Line. Owner: New York Public Library. 1890? Object number. NY260004. Restrictions & Rights.
Papers of John Jacob Astor III and William Waldorf Astor, ca. 1800-1916, chiefly relate to genealogical matters, William Astor's life in England after 1890 and his efforts to obtain a peerage. Also, Astor family album of photographs and drawings, William Astor album of sketches, and Daniel Nebel ledger, 1805-1862.
He was the only child of financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes (1825–1887). He studied in Germany and in Italy under the care of private tutors and a governess. In his early adult years, Astor returned to the United States and went to Columbia Law School, graduating with a LL.B. in 1875.
THE FORTUNE OF JOHN JACOB ASTOR. III. CONCLUSION. Even superficial studies of the business career of John Jacob Astor emphasize its supposedly dualistic nature, and distinguish between the apparently sharply defined aspects of fortune-getting for which it stands. In fact, Astor's trading operations are fre- quently discussed as if they had not ...
Hace 18 horas · The originator of the line John Jacob Astor III (pictured) was richer than his younger brother William Backhouse Jr, with a peak net worth of $100 million. That's over $3 billion today.
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 Astor Library. His son, William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919), was ...
Brief Life History of John Jacob. When John Jacob Astor Jr. was born on 17 July 1763, in Walldorf, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Jakob Astor Sr, was 39 and his mother, Maria Magdalena vom Berg, was 32. He married Sarah Cox Todd on 19 September 1785, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
