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John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel
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dead
- born
- 1864
- died
- 1912
- age at death
- 47
- known for
- entrepreneur, inventor, writer
1864 – 1912
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who john jacob astor iv is
John Jacob Astor IV was an American business magnate, real estate developer, and investor who was a member of the Astor family and also the Livingston family. A writer, as well as a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, he was among the most prominent American passengers aboard RMS Titanic and perished along with 1,495 others when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.
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