John Jacob Astor I
German-American businessman (1763-1848) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 84
John Jacob Astor was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting opium into the Chinese Empire, and by investing in real estate in or around New York City during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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He was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
