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The Astor family can trace their ancestry back to Giovan Asdour (1595–1668) and Gretta Ursula Asdour (1589–?). Giovan was born in Chiavenna, Italy, and died in Zürich, Switzerland. Their son, Hans Pieter Asdor, was born in Switzerland and died in Nußloch. John Jacob and his brother George left Germany and moved to London in 1778.
Feb 6, 2020 · The mother of three, who grew up as the youngest of four in Oxfordshire, is the daughter of David Astor, the co-founder of Jupiter Asset Management, Classic FM and a former deputy lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Her father’s uncle, another David Astor, was The Observer owner-editor, and employer of renowned George Orwell. Rose’s ancestor ...
David Astor. Francis David Langhorne Astor, CH (5 March 1912 – 7 December 2001) was an English newspaper publisher, editor of The Observer at the height of its circulation and influence, and member of the Astor family, "the landlords of New York".
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Feb 28, 2018 · George David Astor worked as a Chief Investment Officer at Hiscox Ltd. and later at HIM Capital Ltd. from 2002 to 2007.
Jun 3, 2019 · Yet they fail to acknowledge the crucial role played by his friend, David Astor, in Orwell’s final years and in the making of Nineteen Eighty-Four. It was Cyril Connolly who introduced Orwell to fellow old-Etonian, millionaire, and editor David Astor in 1941 – and after Orwell’s wife Eileen died suddenly in 1945, he arguably became the ...
George David Astor was born on 8 July 1958. 1 He is the son of Hon. John Astor and Diana Kathleen de Vere Drummond. 1 He married Marianne Piroska Julia Leche, daughter of John Hurleston Leche and Piroska Daisy Menczer, in 1983. 1 George David Astor usually went by his middle name of David. 1
Sep 17, 2023 · John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), deemed "ruthless" in the way he amassed his fortune, according to biographer Anderson Cooper. CBS News. Astor had made his money through the bloody and brutal beaver ...
