Andrew Carnegie - Wikipedia
WEBAndrew Carnegie ( English: / kɑːrˈnɛɡi / kar-NEG-ee, Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi]; [2] [3] [note 1] November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. [5] .
Andrew Carnegie - Industry, Quotes & Fortune | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie worked in a Pittsburgh cotton...
Andrew Carnegie | Biography, Company, Steel, Philanthropy, …
WEBAndrew Carnegie (born November 25, 1835, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland—died August 11, 1919, Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.) was a Scottish-born American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era.
Andrew Carnegie - Biography, Steel Tycoon, Businessman
WEBApr 3, 2014 · Andrew Carnegie was a self-made steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest businessmen of the 19th century. He later dedicated his life to philanthropic endeavors. Updated: May 26, 2021
Andrew Carnegie's Story - Carnegie Corporation of New York
WEBMeet the Father of Modern Philanthropy. Welcome to an interactive storytelling platform about the life of Andrew Carnegie — we invite you to explore! Scroll down this page to follow a narrative flow, or jump to specific moments by clicking the chapter links above.
Biography: Andrew Carnegie | American Experience | PBS
WEBOne of the captains of industry of 19th century America, Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry, a process that turned a poor young man into the richest man in the...
Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 | American Experience | PBS
WEBThe man who would one day be the richest in the world grew up in dire poverty. The son of a handloom weaver, Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, the medieval capital of Scotland, in 1835. When the...
Andrew Carnegie summary | Britannica
WEBAndrew Carnegie, (born Nov. 25, 1835, Dunfermline, Fife, Scot.—died Aug. 11, 1919, Lenox, Mass., U.S.), U.S. industrialist and philanthropist. The son of a Scottish weaver, he emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1848.
How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune Into A Library Legacy
WEBAug 1, 2013 · Andrew Carnegie was once the richest man in the world. Coming as a dirt poor kid from Scotland to the U.S., by the 1880s he'd built an empire in steel — and then gave it all away: $60 million...
Andrew Carnegie: The man who gave it all away - BBC News
WEBApr 22, 2013 · Andrew Carnegie became one of the world's greatest philanthropists. By Gillian Sharpe. BBC Scotland. The name Carnegie is ubiquitous; libraries, institutes, trusts, foundations in Britain, the...
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