astor

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الإنجليزية - التركية
(Askeri) Bak. "antisubmarine torpedo"
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
American-born British politician. In 1919 she became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons, serving there until 1945. Astor John Jacob Johann Jakob Astor Piazzolla Astor
{i} family name; John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), German-born financier and fur-trader; Nancy Astor (1879-1964, born Nancy Langhorne), US-born British politician, first female MP in the House of Commons
United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)

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Astor Piazzola
(1921-1992) Argentinean composer and musician famous for his tango music
Astor Piazzolla
{i} (1921-1992) Argentinean tango composer who played the bandoneón
Astor Piazzolla
born March 11, 1921, Mar del Plata, Arg. died July 5, 1992, Buenos Aires Argentine composer. He lived in the Bronx, N.Y., until he was 15; he then returned to Argentina to play bandoneon (a type of accordion) in a tango band led by Anibal Troilo (1917-75). From 1944 he led his own groups. His interest in classical music led to study with Nadia Boulanger (1954-55) and the development of his own compositional style, infusing elements of jazz and modern music into tango. Not always initially popular with tango fans, his music is now recognized as having revived the genre and greatly expanded its artistic potential
John Jacob Astor
orig. Johann Jakob Astor born July 17, 1763, Waldorf, Ger. died March 29, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S. German-born U.S. fur magnate and financier. After emigrating from Germany at age17, he opened a fur-goods shop in New York 1786. By 1800 he was a leader in the fur trade, and he established the American Fur Co. He controlled the fur trade with China (1800-17) and in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys (in the 1820s) before selling his interests in 1834. His investment in New York City real estate became the foundation of the family fortune. At his death, Astor was the wealthiest person in the U.S.; he willed $400,000 to found what became the New York Public Library. His son, William B. Astor (1792-1875), greatly expanded the family real-estate holdings, building more than 700 stores and dwellings in the city
John Jacob Astor
{i} (1763-1848) German-born United States financier and fur-trader
Nancy Astor
a British politician, born in the US, who was the first woman to be a member of parliament in the UK (1879-1964)
Nancy Astor
{i} (1879-1964, born Nancy Langhorne) United States born British politician, first female MP in the House of Commons
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