John Jacob Astor IV

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businessperson human inventor investor military officer philanthropist real estate magnate writer

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.

Aliases (1)

John Jacob Astor IV (by marriage) ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → human → inventor → investor → military officer → philanthropist → real estate magnate → writer →
burialPlace	New York City → Trinity Church Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	sinking of the RMS Titanic →
child	Ava Alice Muriel Astor → John Jacob Astor VI → William Vincent Astor →
conflictParticipatedIn	Spanish–American War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1864-07-13 →
dateOfDeath	1912-04-15 →
deathEvent	sinking of the RMS Titanic →
educatedAt	Harvard University → St. Paul’s School →
employer	Astor family real estate business →
era	Gilded Age →
familyName	Astor →
father	William Backhouse Astor Jr. →
fullName	John Jacob Astor IV →
genre	science fiction →
givenName	John →
knownFor	being one of the wealthiest passengers on the RMS Titanic → philanthropy → real estate developments in New York City →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	drowning →
memberOf	Astor family →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	lieutenant colonel →
mother	Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor →
nationality	American →
notableProject	St. Regis Hotel (New York) → Waldorf–Astoria Hotel →
notableWork	A Journey in Other Worlds →
occupation	author → businessman → hotelier → inventor → real estate developer → soldier →
passengerOn	RMS Titanic →
placeOfBirth	Ferncliff estate → Rhinebeck, New York →
placeOfDeath	North Atlantic Ocean →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	New York City →
shipSailedOn	RMS Titanic →
sibling	Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson → Charlotte Augusta Astor → Emily Astor → Helen Schermerhorn Astor →
spouse	Ava Lowle Willing → Madeleine Talmage Force →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ava Lowle Willing →	divorced
John Jacob Astor IV →	fullName
Astor family →	hasNotableMember
Brooke Astor ("John Jacob Astor IV (by marriage)") →	hasRelative
Vincent Astor →	inheritedFrom
Ava Lowle Willing →	spouse