Andrew Carnegie

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business magnate industrialist person philanthropist

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the U.S. steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of history’s most prominent benefactors of education and science.

Aliases (1)

Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	business magnate → industrialist → person → philanthropist →
advocatedFor	arbitration to resolve international disputes → world peace →
authored	Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie → The Gospel of Wealth → Triumphant Democracy →
birthDate	1835-11-25 →
birthPlace	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →
burialPlace	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States →
businessPartner	Henry Clay Frick →
child	Margaret Carnegie Miller →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → United States of America →
deathDate	1919-08-11 →
employer	Pennsylvania Railroad Company →
era	Gilded Age →
ethnicOrigin	Scottish →
familyName	Carnegie →
founded	Carnegie Corporation of New York → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace → Carnegie Hero Fund → Carnegie Institution of Washington → Carnegie Mellon University (through merger of Carnegie Technical Schools) → Carnegie Steel Company → Carnegie Technical Schools → Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland → Carnegie United Kingdom Trust →
fullName	Andrew Carnegie →
funded	construction of Carnegie libraries across the English-speaking world →
givenName	Andrew →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
immigrationYear	1848 →
knownFor	leading the expansion of the U.S. steel industry in the late 19th century → major philanthropy in education → major philanthropy in libraries → major philanthropy in science and peace initiatives →
marriageDate	1887-04-22 →
nationalityDescriptor	Scottish-American →
netWorthStatus	one of the richest Americans in history →
notableIdea	The Gospel of Wealth (doctrine of philanthropy) →
occupation	industrialist → philanthropist → steel manufacturer →
philanthropicFocus	higher education → peace movements → public libraries → scientific research →
placeOfDeath	Lenox, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	superintendent of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad →
religion	Presbyterianism →
soldCompanyTo	United States Steel Corporation →
spouse	Louise Whitfield Carnegie →

Referenced by (85)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Carnegie Mansion → Carnegie Corporation of New York → Carnegie Dunfermline Trust → Carnegie Endowment Trust → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace → Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) → Carnegie Free Library of Braddock → Carnegie Hall → Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline → Carnegie Hero Fund → Carnegie Institution of Washington → Carnegie Institution of Washington building → Carnegie Observatories → Carnegie Prize → Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland → Carnegie United Kingdom Trust → Carnegie libraries → Carnegiea → Dunfermline Carnegie Library → Lake Carnegie →	namedAfter
CMU → Carnegie Corporation of New York → Carnegie Dunfermline Trust → Carnegie Endowment Trust → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace → Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) → Carnegie Hero Fund → Carnegie Institution of Washington → Carnegie Steel Company → Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland → Carnegie United Kingdom Trust →	foundedBy
Louise Whitfield → Louise Whitfield Carnegie → Louise Whitfield Carnegie → Louise Whitfield Carnegie → Louise Whitfield Carnegie →	spouse
Carnegie Corporation of New York → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace → Carnegie Institution of Washington → Carnegie Mellon University →	founder
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie → The Gospel of Wealth → Triumphant Democracy →	author
Dunfermline Carnegie Library → Lake Carnegie → Peace Palace →	fundedBy
Carnegie → Homestead, Pennsylvania →	associatedWith
Carnegie Corporation of New York → Dunfermline Carnegie Library →	hasDonor
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery → Sleepy Hollow Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Dunfermline → Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →	hasNotablePerson
Fanny Davis Whitfield → Margaret Carnegie Miller →	notableRelative
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie ("Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie") →	about
Andrew Carnegie Mansion →	builtFor
Thomas M. Carnegie →	businessPartner
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum →	dedicatedTo
Margaret Carnegie Miller →	father
Roswell Miller Jr. →	fatherInLaw
Carnegie Institution of Washington building →	founderAssociated
Andrew Carnegie →	fullName
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →	hasBirthplaceOf
Carnegie libraries →	hasFundedBy
Carnegie →	hasNotableBearer
Homestead Strike →	involvesOwner
Whitfield →	isAssociatedWith
Carnegie Steel Company →	keyPerson
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie →	mainSubject
Louise Whitfield Carnegie →	managedEstateOf
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie →	narrativeVoice
Gilded Age →	notableIndustrialist
Margaret Carnegie Miller →	onlyChildOf
Carnegie Hall →	originalPatron
Carnegie Steel Company →	ownedBy
Louise Whitfield →	partnerInBusinessOrProject
Louise Whitfield Carnegie →	partnerInPhilanthropy
Thomas M. Carnegie →	relative
Thomas M. Carnegie →	sibling
Andrew Carnegie Mansion →	significantPerson
Carnegie Free Library of Braddock →	sponsor
Roswell Miller Jr. →	spouseFather
Triumphant Democracy →	workOf