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Andrew Carnegie
Contents
Biography
Railroads
1860–1865: The Civil War
Keystone Bridge Company
Industrialist
1885–1900: Steel empire
1901: U.S. Steel
Scholar and activist
1880–1900
Anti-imperialism
1901–1919: Philanthropist
3,000 public libraries
Investing in education
Death
Controversies
1889: Johnstown Flood
1892: Homestead Strike
Philosophy
Politics
Andrew Carnegie Dictum
On wealth
Intellectual influences
Religion and worldview
World peace
United States colonial expansion
Writings
Legacy and honors
Benefactions
Research sources
Works
See also
Notes
References
Cited sources
Collections
Further reading
External links

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American businessman and philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie in 1913
Born
( 1835-11-25)
November 25, 1835
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died
August 11, 1919
(1919-08-11)
(aged 83)
Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.
Occupation
Industrialist, Philanthropist
Known for
Founding and leading the Carnegie Steel Company Founding the Carnegie Library, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, and the Carnegie Hero Fund
Political party
Republican
Spouse (s)
Louise Whitfield
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( m. 1887) ​
Children
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Parent (s)
William Carnegie
Margaret Morrison Carnegie
Relatives
Thomas M. Carnegie (Brother) George Lauder (1st Cousin) George Lauder, Sr. ( Uncle)
Signature

Carnegie as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Carnegie ( / kɑːrˈnɛɡi / kar-NAY-gie, 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. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away ~$350 million (roughly $5.2 billion in 2019) to charities, foundations, and universities – almost 90 percent of his fortune. His 1889 article proclaiming " The Gospel of Wealth " called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, and stimulated a wave of philanthropy. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848 at age 12. Carnegie started work as a telegrapher, and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges, and oil derricks. He accumulated further wealth as a bond salesman, raising money for American enterprise in Europe. He built Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company, which he sold to J. P. Morgan in 1901 for $303,450,000.