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25 de abr. de 2009 · Vincent Astor inherited a fortune estimated at more than $87 million when his father, John Jacob IV, died on the Titanic in 1912. (The Astor fortune came to the United States from Germany in the ...
Brooke Astor. Brooke Astor (30 de marzo de 1901- 13 de agosto de 2007) fue una filántropa estadounidense perteneciente a la alta sociedad, quien fue la presidenta de la Fundación Astor, que había sido creada por su tercer marido, Vincent Astor, hijo de John Jacob Astor IV, y bisnieto del primer multi-millonario de los Estados Unidos, John ...
30 de ene. de 2023 · Vincent was a founding member of this organization, formerly known as the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC). We want to take a moment to honor Vincent’s memory through these reflections from his close friends and community leaders about the legacy of his work. Vincent was such a fierce advocate for preserving our queer history.
Jeunesse. Vincent Astor est né au manoir Astor qui se situait sur la Cinquième avenue à New York, d'où sa grand-mère Caroline Astor régnait sur la haute société américaine. Il est le fils de John Jacob Astor IV et de sa première femme Ava Lowle Willing, une héritière de la haute société de Philadelphie.. Il a une sœur, Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902-1956), et un demi-frère, John ...
10 de sept. de 2006 · BROOKE ASTOR’S four decades of giving away money would not have been possible without her husband, Vincent, who on his death in 1959 willed her control of a charitable foundation worth $60 million.
16 de nov. de 2016 · Vincent Astor, the fifty year old, fifth generation Land-Lord of New York and one of the wealthiest men alive, was about to meet with representatives of the F.B.I., the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division, and the Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence to discuss defending New York from Axis sabotage, espionage, and military offensives in the months before America’s entry into World ...
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 was among the most prominent American passengers aboard RMS Titanic and perished along with 1,500 people when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.
