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A Short Biography of Andrew Carnegie

Author Name:

Andrew Carnegie

Born As:

Andrew Carnegie

Other Names:

Andrew Carnegie

Born:

25 Nov 1835

Died:

11 Aug 1919




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Industrialist and philanthropist                          
Selected Works:

Triumphant Democracy - 1886
The Gospel of Wealth - 1889
The Law of Success - 1928
An American Four-in-hand in Britain - 1883
Round the World - 1884 
The Empire of Business - 1902
Life of James Watt - 1905
Problems of To-day - 1907                          
Mother Margaret Morrison
Father William T. Carnegie
Wife Louise Whitfield, one child, Margaret.                          
Built one of the most powerful and influential corporations in United States history, and, giving away most of his riches to fund the establishment of libraries, schools, and universities in America, United Kingdom and other countries throughout the world.                          
According to Wealthy historical figures 2008, based on information from Forbes - February 2008, Andrew Carnegie was worth 298.3 billion in 2007 dollars.