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1. Carnegie, Andrew Carnegienoun

   United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)

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1. Andrew Carnegie

   Andrew Carnegie (Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi], English: kar-NEG-ee; 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, Great Britain, and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (roughly $5.5 billion in 2021), almost 90 percent of his fortune, to charities, foundations and universities. His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, expressed support for progressive taxation and an estate tax, and stimulated a wave of philanthropy. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to Pittsburgh 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 (equal to $9,883,973,400 today); it formed the basis of the U.S. Steel Corporation. After selling Carnegie Steel, he surpassed John D. Rockefeller as the richest American for the next several years. Carnegie devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on building local libraries, world peace, education, and scientific research. He funded Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Peace Palace in the Netherlands, founded the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Carnegie Hero Fund, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, among others.

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1. andrew carnegie

   Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. He emigrated with his family to the United States as a child and rose to dominate the American steel industry, earning a vast personal fortune. Carnegie became legendary for his immense wealth and deep commitment to philanthropy. He donated much of his wealth to various causes and institutions, establishing libraries, schools, and universities worldwide. 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.

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1. Andrew Carnegie

   Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the highest profile philanthropists of his era; his 1889 article "Wealth" remains a formative advisory text for those who aspire to lead philanthropic lives. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848. Carnegie started as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. He built 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 $480 million, creating the U.S. Steel Corporation. Carnegie devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on local libraries, world peace, education and scientific research. With the fortune he made from business, he built Carnegie Hall, and founded the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Carnegie Hero Fund, Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, among others. His life has often been referred to as a true "rags to riches" story.

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1. Andrew Carnegie

   Or "Andy," or the Laird of Skibo. A fine old American who went about giving away libraries, advice, peace buildings, and advertising armor plate. When a young Scotchman he scotched his three dollars a week and purchased the steel trust. Later retired. Ambition: Universal peace with all dreadnaughts steel trust armored. Also a library in every town. Recreation: Telling young men how to scorn the root of all fortunes. Also receiving university degrees. Address: University commencement platforms, New York City and Scotland.

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   The numerical value of andrew carnegie in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of andrew carnegie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of andrew carnegie in a Sentence

1. Cary Woodruff:

   Andrew Carnegie specifically is a nod to the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, andrew Carnegie funded many paleontological expeditions( many for sauropods in Utah), and Andrew Carnegie even has a species of Diplodocus named in Andrew Carnegie honor : Diplodocus carnegii. So naming our specimen Andrew Carnegie was a nod to Andrew Carnegie, and a nod to our calling Andrew Carnegie a Diplodocus.

2. Tony Ricciardi:

   Many people say that Steve Jobs is the Henry Ford or Andrew Carnegie of our time. Those comparisons are completely incorrect. Steve Jobs is Willy Wonka.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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