This man has a city named after him in Brazil, Argentina, State of Oregon, also named after him, a street in Moscow and a Mountain peak in Canada. Who was that man?

John Jacob Astor?

Nope sorry Giz. The man I'am looking for was from Europe born in the 1800's.

BTW Giz , Astor was the first millionaire in the US , good trivia to know.

I tried to come back on my page ...but too late.... Anyway ...just wanted to point out that Astor was born in Europe (Germany) in the 1700's . I thought all along that he was born in the US , my mistake ....but still looking for the right answer.

How is it possible that Astor was born in the 1700s when he was still alive for the Titanic sinking?

Great genes, I guess.

John Jacob Astor(born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first millionaire in the United States. He was the creator of the first trust in America, from which he made his fortune in fur trading, real estate, and opium.[1
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John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman, inventor, writer, a member of the prominent Astor family, and a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War. He died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912.

John Jacob Astor IV was born to William Backhouse Astor, Jr. and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor. John Jacob IV was the great–grandson of John Jacob Astor whose fortune, made in fur trade and real estate, made the Astor family one of the wealthiest in the United States.

Need a hint? A North American fish also bare his name.

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Originally posted by mozart56:
Need a hint? A North American fish also bare his name.

Not G.E.Filte ?

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Funny ....no... but the first letter is right.

Alright this next hint will really mix you up....This man was born in.....Nice

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Originally posted by mozart56:
Alright this next hint will really mix you up....This man was born in.....Nice

No it won't (note my address:Antibes is about 15 km away ) Nice was once Italian or, rather,ruled by the House of Savoy. There was no 'Italy'. And the great Italian patriot, Garibaldi, was born there.After him there was an Italy to speak of.

You could have given Britons another clue: think of biscuits! The Garibaldi biscuit is a thin biscuit containing currants and was devised in his honour when he visited London.It was supposedly based on the simple foodstuffs he had when on his long march. It is unknown in Italy. Coincidentally, there is also a Nice biscuit in Britain. It's oblong (the Garibaldi is round) and has no currants but is otherwise much the same.

One of those odd facts that I like so much about history is that Garibaldi once worked as a candle maker in New York.

Excellent Fred. ( I thought the biscuits would give the answer away) Nice was indeed named Nizza in time . Garibaldi was quite a man.

Here is his life story.