Louise Whitfield Carnegie

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Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist best known as the wife and partner in charitable work of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
human
philanthropist
associatedWith Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie libraries
birthName Louise Whitfield
burialPlace Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow, New York
child Margaret Carnegie Miller
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1857-03-07
dateOfDeath 1946-06-24
era Gilded Age
familyName Carnegie
Whitfield
father John Whitfield
gender female
givenName Louise
knownFor being the wife of Andrew Carnegie
charitable work in education
charitable work in libraries
charitable work in peace initiatives
philanthropy
languageSpoken English
legacy continued Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic programs after his death
managedEstateOf Andrew Carnegie
marriageDate 1887-04-22
mother Fanny Davis Whitfield
name Louise Whitfield Carnegie
nationality American
notableRole trustee of Carnegie Corporation-related philanthropies
occupation philanthropist
partnerInPhilanthropy Andrew Carnegie
philanthropicFocus education
libraries
peace and international understanding
philanthropicMethod grant-making through Carnegie foundations
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
religion Presbyterianism
residence New York City
socialClass upper middle class
spouse Andrew Carnegie


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