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19 12 April 14 John Jacob Astor IV, the richest man on the Titanic, sank with the Titanic after putting his wife, maid and nurse into the lifeboat.

The Astor family, represented by john jacob astoriv, ranked fourth among the richest families in American history (the ranking standard is the ratio of personal wealth to American GDP at that time). Due to the short history of the United States, there is no royal aristocrat like continental Europe, but with the development of history, many influential families have emerged in various fields. For example, the Bush family, who was born in oil production, produced two presidents. The Morgan family and the Rockefeller family still have a decisive influence on Wall Street. The Ford family was once the real "king" of Detroit, and the ancient Astor family was not only rich, but also famous for its charity.

John jacob astor: I am a German-born American businessman. He was a famous American rich man at that time and the founder of American trust and investment products.

After the American Civil War, Astor I came to America from Germany. In this new continent, he established his own business empire. His business empire is not only in the United States, but also extends to Canada and the Pacific coast.

Astor I married his wife Serra on 1785. Although Serra only has a dowry of $300, she is a very business-minded woman who helped Astor build a huge business empire.

1794 Astor I skillfully took advantage of the geographical differences between the United States and Europe and earned his first bucket of gold. He bought furs from new york and shipped them to Europe for sale. Moreover, as early as 1800, Astor I traded with China, importing and exporting tea, wool and fur, and he also gained great benefits from the US-China trade. In this way, the Astor family has become a famous family in the United States and has always maintained great wealth.

From 65438 to 0830, Astor I foresaw that new york would be built into a world-class city. He quit the fur business, bought many properties in Manhattan with all his money and rented them out. Astor I's wealth is growing.

By the time/kloc-0 died in 848, Astor I's wealth had reached $20 million, accounting for 170% of American GDP at that time. If converted into today's wealth, it is $65,438 +0 1 billion, and he is the fourth richest man in American history.

The prosperity of Astor family ended in Titanic.

19 12 years, Astor IV's wife, maid and personal nurse boarded the Titanic. Their Titanic ticket number is PC 17757, and the value of * * * is 224 pounds. When the Titanic hit an iceberg, Astor IV quickly ran to the deck to have a look. He went back to the cabin and told his wife that the ship had hit an iceberg, but he didn't realize that the danger was nearby.

Soon, first-class passengers began to gather on the deck. Astor put on his life jacket and told his wife what to do. When the ship began to sink, he had an unwise idea-Titanic was a huge and strong ship, and it should be safer than a small lifeboat! However, with the sinking of the Titanic, he gradually changed his mind. When the fourth lifeboat went into the sea, he helped his wife climb in and asked if everyone could go in. But he was refused, and they told him that this ship saved women, not men.

In this way, Aston IV bid farewell to his family and the huge family fortune as the Titanic sank to the bottom of the sea.

19 12 After the sinking of the Titanic, john jacob astoriv's wealth of hundreds of millions of dollars was passed on to his son Vincent Astor. 1959, Vincent Astor died, and his wife Brooke Astor took over all the property of Astor's family. Since Astor IV was killed in the Titanic shipwreck, the family's ability to collect money has been worse from generation to generation, but the tradition of charity has been preserved. Brooke Astor, adhering to the creed that "money is like fertilizer, if you don't give it, it's a waste", became the queen of American charity.

Brooke Astor was born in 1902 and died in new york in 2007 at the age of 105. 1959 After the death of her husband Vincent Astor, Brooke began to preside over the Vincent Astor Foundation and made long-term donations to public welfare undertakings in new york. From 1960 to 1997, Brooke donated194.7 million dollars through the foundation, and the recipients were 1025 people.

20 12 On September 24th and 25th, Sotheby's auction house will auction some of Brooke Astor's items before his death, and donate all the proceeds from the auction to the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This auction includes some antique furniture from China (Brooke lived in Beijing for four years as a child, liked China culture and spoke Chinese), as well as some jewelry and artworks. Behind these priceless auctions is the rich financial resources and glorious history of the American giant Astor family.