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29 de abr. de 2024 · An American buyer won the bidding war for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, shattering the auctioneer's pre-sale estimate of £150,000, according to Henry Aldridge & Son.
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John Jacob Astor IV (13. července 1864 New York – 15. dubna 1912 Atlantský oceán) byl americký obchodník, vynálezce, spisovatel a v pozdější části svého života vlivný milionář. Byl nejbohatším cestujícím na palubě Titaniku a s odhadovaným jměním ve výši půl miliardy dolarů [4] byl ve své době považován za nejbohatšího člověka světa.
John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (sinh ngày 13 tháng 7 năm 1864 – mất ngày 15 tháng 4 năm 1912), thường được gọi là "Thằng Jack đần độn" (Jack Ass) trong giới truyền thông, là một nhà kinh doanh, chủ thầu bất động sản, nhà đầu tư, nhà phát minh, nhà văn, trung tá trong Chiến tranh Tây Ban Nha-Mỹ, và là một thành viên xuất sắc ...
Colonel John Jacob Astor IV was born in Rhinebeck, New York on July 13th, 1864 the son of William Astor and great-grandson of John Jacob Astor the fur trader. Astor was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and later went to Harvard. After a period of travelling abroad (1888-91) he returned to the United States to manage the family fortune.
John Astor was educated at St. Paul's School in Concord. He was accepted and attended Harvard University, but it is not clear if he graduated. We do know that he spent three years abroad, from 1888 to 1891, when he was in his early twenties. Upon his return, he took up the task of managing the family fortune, which largely consisted of real estate.
Some of the wealthiest men in the world were aboard the Titanic for her maiden voyage, several of whom, including John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Isidor Straus, were allegedly opposed to the creation of a U.S. central bank.
John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. He died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic during the early hours of April 15, 1912. Astor was the richest passenger aboard ...
