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 Biography of John Jacob Astor
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 An American fur trader, merchant, and capitalist, John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) used his profits from fur trading to invest in a wide range of business enterprises. By the time of his death he was the richest man in America. John Jacob Astor was born in... 
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John Jacob Astor (originally either Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob ) ( July 17 , 1763 - March 29 , 1848 ) was the first of the Astor family dynasty and the first millionaire in the United States, making his fortune in the fur trade, real estate, and...
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2,949 words, approx. 10 pages Born July 17, 1763 Waldorf, Germany Died March 29, 1848 New York, New York First American immigrant millionaire John Jacob Astor. . "Rogues do their work at... summary from source:
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John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) (July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first millionaire in the United States. He was the creator of the first trust in America, from...
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 Business History Review John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire
10/01/2001: 756 words, approx. 3 pages John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire. By Axel Madsen. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. 304 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Cloth, $30.00. ISBN 0-471-38503-4. It would be difficult to write a bad biography of John Jacob Astor. His life contained all the... summary from source:
Information Outlook Guy St. Clair captures John Jacob Astor Award.
04/01/2004: 652 words, approx. 2 pages Guy St. Clair has been nominated for the John Jacob Astor Award in Library Studies and Information Science. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Author or co-author of 14 books and dozens of articles, St. Clair has been an expert in knowledge management for over... summary from source:
 AP News Astor's funeral draws crowd of mourners
8/17/2007: 478 words, approx. 2 pagesNew York's wealthy power brokers united in mourning with its working-class citizens Friday as the city that Brooke Astor loved so dearly bid a bittersweet farewell to the philanthropist and society fixture.Astor's wooden casket sat on the altar inside St. Thomas Church on Manhattan's Fifth... summary from source:
AP Features New York socialite Brooke Astor, who gave away $200M, dies at 105
8/13/2007: 1,013 words, approx. 3 pagesBrooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died Monday. She was 105.Astor, who recently was the center of a highly publicized legal...
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