John J. Astor

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate July 17, 1763
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Waldorf,_Duchy_of_Baden
gptkbp:businessModel fur trade
real estate
opium trade
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Backhouse_Astor_Sr.
gptkb:Dorothea_Astor
gptkb:Eliza_Astor
gptkb:Henry_Astor
gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor_Jr.
gptkb:Magdalena_Astor
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate March 29, 1848
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
1784
gptkbp:founded gptkb:American_Fur_Company
gptkb:Astor_Library
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John J. Astor
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:American_Fur_Company
founding the Astor family fortune
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Astor_family
gptkb:Astor_Court,_Bronx_Zoo
gptkb:Astor_Place,_Manhattan
gptkb:Astor_Row,_Harlem
Astoria, Oregon (named after him)
gptkbp:nationality German-American
gptkbp:netWorthAtDeath over $20 million (1848)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Nancy_Astor
gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor_IV
gptkb:Brooke_Astor
gptkb:Vincent_Astor
gptkb:William_Waldorf_Astor
gptkbp:occupation businessman
property development
fur trader
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Johann_Jacob_Astor
gptkb:Maria_Magdalena_Vorfelder
gptkbp:philanthropy gptkb:Astor_Library
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Rhinebeck,_New_York
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Trinity_Church_Cemetery,_Manhattan
gptkbp:signature John Jacob Astor signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Todd
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Memorial_Sloan_Kettering_Cancer_Center
gptkb:Memorial_Sloan-Kettering_Cancer_Center
gptkb:Sloan-Kettering_Cancer_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6