Ideologies / Capitalist / John Jacob Astor
§ The minds · 1763–1848 · Germany / US · Merchant
John Jacob Astor
Furs and Manhattan
America's first great fortune.
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The fur-trade and real-estate magnate who became the wealthiest person in early-19th-century America, founding a dynasty on Manhattan land.
social
Old-world merchant traditionalist.
economic
Built wealth in the fur trade, then New York real estate.
governance
Operated through early-republic commerce and property.
Notable for
- American Fur Company
- First multi-millionaire in the US
- Manhattan real-estate empire
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