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John Jacob Astor IV

American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912)

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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. Astor was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million when he died.

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Occupation: entrepreneur, inventor, writer, science fiction writer
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 13, 1864, 1864
Died: April 15, 1912, 1912

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Ava Lowle Willingspouse Madeleine Astorspouse Vincent Astorchild Ava Alice Muriel Astorchild John Jacob Astor VIchild William Backhouse Astor, Jr.father Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astormother Charlotte Augusta Astorsibling

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