John Jacob Astor III

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John Jacob Astor III was a prominent 19th-century American financier and philanthropist from the wealthy Astor family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf financier
human
member of the Astor family
burialPlace Trinity Church Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart disease
child William Waldorf Astor NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1822-06-10
dateOfDeath 1890-02-22
educatedAt Columbia College NERFINISHED
Law School of Columbia College NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup German Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Astor NERFINISHED
father William Backhouse Astor Sr. NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork finance
philanthropy
railroads
givenName John NERFINISHED
grandfather John Jacob Astor NERFINISHED
hasTitle Colonel (honorary, commonly used style)
heritage German-American
languageSpoken English
memberOf Astor family NERFINISHED
middleName Jacob NERFINISHED
mother Margaret Rebecca Armstrong NERFINISHED
notableFor being a leading figure in the Astor family in the 19th century
expanding and managing Astor family wealth
large charitable bequests
support of charitable institutions in New York City
notableWork philanthropic donations to educational institutions
philanthropic donations to hospitals
support for the Astor Library
occupation financier
philanthropist
railroad executive
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Paris
religion Episcopalianism
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
sibling William Backhouse Astor Jr. NERFINISHED
socialClass upper class
spouse Charlotte Augusta Gibbes NERFINISHED

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William Backhouse Astor Sr. child John Jacob Astor III
William Backhouse Astor Sr. sibling John Jacob Astor III
this entity surface form: John Jacob Astor Jr.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. notableRelative John Jacob Astor III
William Waldorf Astor father John Jacob Astor III