William Backhouse Astor Sr.
E114888
William Backhouse Astor Sr. was a prominent 19th-century American businessman and real estate magnate who greatly expanded the Astor family fortune and influence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Backhouse Astor Sr. canonical | 4 |
| William B. Astor Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T812450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William Backhouse Astor Sr. Context triple: [Astor family, hasNotableMember, William Backhouse Astor Sr.]
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A.
John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV was a prominent American businessman, real estate magnate, and member of the wealthy Astor family who famously died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
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B.
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor was a German-American fur trader and real estate magnate who became the first multi-millionaire in the United States and one of the wealthiest men of the early 19th century.
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C.
Frederick William Vanderbilt
Frederick William Vanderbilt was an American railroad executive and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, known for his immense wealth and opulent Gilded Age estates.
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D.
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt was a 19th-century American businessman and railroad magnate who became one of the wealthiest men in the United States as the principal heir and successor to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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E.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Backhouse Astor Sr. Target entity description: William Backhouse Astor Sr. was a prominent 19th-century American businessman and real estate magnate who greatly expanded the Astor family fortune and influence.
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A.
John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV was a prominent American businessman, real estate magnate, and member of the wealthy Astor family who famously died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
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B.
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor was a German-American fur trader and real estate magnate who became the first multi-millionaire in the United States and one of the wealthiest men of the early 19th century.
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C.
Frederick William Vanderbilt
Frederick William Vanderbilt was an American railroad executive and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, known for his immense wealth and opulent Gilded Age estates.
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D.
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt was a 19th-century American businessman and railroad magnate who became one of the wealthiest men in the United States as the principal heir and successor to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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E.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ real estate magnate ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia University
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia College
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| birthDate | 1792-09-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Trinity Church Cemetery ⓘ |
| child |
John Jacob Astor III
ⓘ
William Backhouse Astor Jr. ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1875-11-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia College
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Astor ⓘ |
| father | John Jacob Astor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
investment
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real estate ⓘ |
| fullName | William Backhouse Astor Sr. self-link ⓘ |
| genre | real estate development ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
ⓘ
surface form:
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
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| knownAs |
William Backhouse Astor Sr.
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surface form:
William B. Astor Sr.
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| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Astor family ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Cox Todd Astor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the wealthiest Americans of the mid-19th century
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expanding the Astor family real estate holdings in New York City ⓘ greatly increasing the Astor family fortune ⓘ |
| notableProject | development of Manhattan real estate along Broadway ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Lafayette Place, Manhattan ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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landlord ⓘ real estate investor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the Astor family business ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling |
Sarah Cox Todd Astor
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surface form:
Dorothea Astor
John Jacob Astor III ⓘ
surface form:
John Jacob Astor Jr.
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| spouse | Margaret Rebecca Armstrong ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest men in America in his time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: William Backhouse Astor Sr. Description of subject: William Backhouse Astor Sr. was a prominent 19th-century American businessman and real estate magnate who greatly expanded the Astor family fortune and influence.
Referenced by (5)
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