Vincent Astor

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businessperson heir human philanthropist

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → heir → human → philanthropist →
birthDate	1891-11-15 →
burialPlace	Trinity Church Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1959-02-03 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → St. George's School →
familyName	Astor →
father	John Jacob Astor IV →
founded	Vincent Astor Foundation →
fullName	William Vincent Astor →
genreOfPhilanthropy	education → healthcare → urban renewal in New York City →
givenName	Vincent → William →
inheritedFrom	John Jacob Astor IV →
knownFor	philanthropic donations to New York City institutions →
languageSpoken	English →
marriageEnd	1940-06-21 → 1953-06-21 →
marriageStart	1914-09-14 → 1940-04-26 → 1953-10-08 →
memberOf	Astor family →
militaryBranch	United States Navy Reserve →
mother	Ava Lowle Willing →
nationality	American →
notableFor	being heir to the Astor family fortune → being one of the wealthiest men of his era → prominent New York society figure →
occupation	businessman → philanthropist → real estate investor →
owned	Astor family real estate holdings in New York City → Newsweek magazine →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
rank	lieutenant →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	New York City →
socialClass	upper class →
spouse	Brooke Russell → Helen Dinsmore Huntington → Mary Benedict Cushing →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brooke Astor → Brooke Astor → Brooke Russell → Mary Benedict Cushing →	spouse
Ava Lowle Willing → John Jacob Astor IV ("William Vincent Astor") →	child
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery → Sleepy Hollow Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Vincent Astor ("Astor") →	familyName
Vincent Astor ("John Jacob Astor IV") →	father
American Cancer Society →	foundedBy
Vincent Astor ("William Vincent Astor") →	fullName
Astor family →	hasNotableMember
Vincent Astor ("Astor family") →	memberOf
Vincent Astor Foundation →	namedAfter
St. George's School →	notableAlumnus
Mary Benedict Cushing →	notableRelativeByMarriage