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Andrew Carnegie
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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
3000 Public Libraries
Investing in Education
Death
Controversies
1889: Johnstown Flood
1892: Homestead Strike
Philosophy
Andrew Carnegie Dictum
On wealth
Intellectual influences
Religion and world view
World peace
Writings
Legacy and honors
See also
References
Cited sources
Works by Carnegie
Further reading
Secondary sources
External links

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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, United States
Cause of death
Bronchial pneumonia
Occupation
Business magnate, philanthropist
Spouse (s)
Louise Whitfield (m. 1877; his death 1919)
Children
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Signature

Carnegie as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Carnegie ( / kɑːrˈneɪɡi / kar-NAY-gee, but commonly / ˈkɑːrnᵻɡi / KAR-nə-gee or / kɑːrˈnɛɡi / kar-NEG-ee; November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for the United States and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away to charities, foundations, and universities about $350 million (in 2015, $13.7 billion) – 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 it stimulated a wave of philanthropy. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States with his very poor parents in 1848.