John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (13 Julai 1864 – 15 April 1912) adalah seorang ahli perniagaan Amerika, pembina hartanah, pelabur, pencipta, penulis, letnan kolonel dalam Perang Sepanyol-Amerika, dan seorang ahli keluarga Astor yang terkenal.
John Jacob Astor IV | |
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 Astor in 1895 | |
| Kelahiran | July 13, 1864 Rhinebeck, New York, U.S. |
| Meninggal dunia | April 15, 1912 (aged 47) RMS Titanic, North Atlantic Ocean |
| Dikebumikan | Trinity Church Cemetery, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Pendidikan | St Paul's School |
| Pusat pendidikan | Harvard University |
| Nilai bersih | ▲ US $87 million (equivalent to $1.97 billion in 2016)[1] |
| Parti politik | Republican |
| Pasangan | Ava Lowle Willing (k. 1891; c. 1910) Madeleine Talmage Force (k. 1911; his death 1912) |
| Anak-anak | Vincent Astor Ava Alice Muriel Astor John Jacob Astor VI |
| Ibu bapa | William Backhouse Astor, Jr. Caroline Webster Schermerhorn |
| Saudara | See Astor family |
Astor meninggal semasa tenggelamnya kapal RMT Titanic pada awal 15 April 1912. Dia adalah antara 1,514 orang yang tidak terselamat.[2] Dia adalah penumpang terkaya di Titanic dan dianggap sebagai antara orang terkaya di dunia pada masa itu, dengan nilai bersih hampir $87 juta ketika dia meninggal (bersamaan dengan $1.97 bilion pada 2016).[1][3]
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- ^ a b Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Diambil pada 7 Disember 2010.
- ^ "Noted Men On The Lost Titanic. Col. Jacob Astor, with His Wife. Isidor Straus and Wife, and Benj. Guggenheim Aboard". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. April 16, 1912. Dicapai pada 2013-12-10.
Following are sketches of a few of the well-known persons among the 1,300 passengers on the lost Titanic. The fate of most of them at this time is, of course, not known. Col. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Astor, Isidor Straus and Mrs. Straus, J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line: Benjamin Guggenheim, and Frank D. Millet, the artist, are perhaps the most widely known of the passengers.....
- ^ "Col. John Jacob Astor left estate worth $86,966,611". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. June 14, 1913. m/s. 1.
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Teks di Wikisumber:
- "Astor, John Jacob, capitalist". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography (dalam bahasa Inggeris). 1900. An article on his uncle in which he is mentioned.
- "Astor, John Jacob. An American capitalist, inventor, and soldier". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- "Astor, John Jacob, American capitalist and inventor". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- "Astor, John Jacob, an American capitalist". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
- Funeral of Col. Astor at news.hrvh.org
