Birth Name: John Jacob Astor IV
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Place Of Birth: Walldorf, Germany
Date Of Birth: July 17, 1763
Date Of Death: April 15, 1912
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
John Jacob Astor was born on the 17th of July, 1763. He was known for being a Entrepreneur. Businessman and investor who became the first American multimillionaire after creating a monopoly in the fur trading industry.
John Jacob Astor was born in Walldorf, Germany. His first job was working for his father as a dairy salesmen. He started his business smuggling opium around the time of the Revolutionary War.
John Jacob Astor was a Cancer and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
John Jacob Astor was born in 1760s.
John Jacob Astor IV is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
John’s John Jacob Astor IV attended Harvard University.
Family
John Jacob Astor’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on John Jacob Astor’s parents.
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Personal Life
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John Jacob Astor was born in the Year of the Goat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | John Jacob Astor IV |
| NICKNAME: | Jack, John Jacob Astor IV, John Jacob Astor |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Cancer |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: John Jacob Astor was a Cancer. People of this zodiac sign like home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and dislike strangers, revealing of personal life. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: John Jacob Astor was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: John Jacob Astor had a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
John Jacob Astor’s birth sign is Cancer and he had a ruling planet of Moon.
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