J. P. Morgan

J. P. Morgan is one of those figures where the more you learn about him, the more you realize how much of modern America he literally built — or bought, or merged into existence. The man essentially bailed out the U.S. government not once but twice, orchestrated the creation of U.S. Steel, and then in 1907 single-handedly stopped a banking panic by locking the country's top financiers in his library until they agreed to a deal. That library, the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan, is itself a symbol of the man: overflowing with rare manuscripts, medieval illuminations, and old masters, because when you have that kind of wealth and that kind of taste, you don't just collect — you curate civilization. He was ruthless, brilliant, and genuinely awe-inspiring in scale, and the financial world he shaped is still the one we live in.

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Name (English)

J. P. Morgan

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・モルガン

Reading

じょん・もるがん

Born

April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

entrepreneur / art collector / banker / financier / patron of the arts

High school

Boston English High School

University

University of Göttingen

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20P.%20Morgan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54168

Tags

• Connecticut
• entrepreneur
• art collector
• banker

Last updated

2026-06-02

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