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 | Biography, Company, Steel, Philanthropy, …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Andrew 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 - 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, 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
WEBAndrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. Through Carnegie Corporation of New York, the innovative philanthropic foundation he established in 1911, his fortune has since supported everything from the discovery of insulin and the dismantling of nuclear weapons, to the creation of Pell ...
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...
Biography of Andrew Carnegie, Steel Magnate - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 8, 2019 · Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835–August 11, 1919) was a steel magnate, leading industrialist, and philanthropist. With a keen focus on cost-cutting and organization, Carnegie was often regarded as a ruthless robber baron, though he eventually withdrew from business to devote himself to donating money to various philanthropic …
Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 | American Experience | PBS
WEBAndrew Carnegie, 1835-1919. Andrew Carnegie, Birth Place Museum. When Andrew Carnegie was 33 years old, in 1868, he wrote himself a letter: "To continue much longer overwhelmed by...
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...
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...
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