Isidor Straus
Entrepreneur

Isidor Straus Net Worth

Isidor Straus was a German-born American businessman and politician. He was born on February 6, 1845 in Otterberg, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1854. He was the co-owner of Macy's department store and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was also a philanthropist and a leader in the Jewish community. He tragically died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 6, 1845
Birth Place Otterberg, Germany
Age 174 YEARS OLD
Died On Apr 15, 1912 (age 67)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $175 million (2024)

About

Former co-owner of Macy's department store and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Before Fame

He emigrated from Germany to the United States when he was a boy.

Trivia

He died on the RMS Titanic, which sunk after hitting an iceberg.

Family Life

His wife Ida refused to leave him by getting on a lifeboat and thus died with him on the RMS Titanic.

Associated With

He was depicted kissing and holding his wife in their bed as their stateroom flooded with water in James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic from 1997.

Some Isidor Straus images

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