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Andrew Carnegie 1835-1919

ANDREW CARNEGIE 1835-1919

BORN IN SCOTLAND, ANDREW CARNEGIE CAME TO AMERICA IN 1848 AND ROSE FROM A FACTORY BOBBIN BOY TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIALISTS. HIS LEGACY IS HIS PHILANTHROPY AND THE MORE THAN 20 INSTITUTIONS HE ENDOWED. THEIR WORK CONTINUES IN HIS NAME.
CARNEGIE HALL 1891
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH 1895 CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH 1895
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1900
CARNEGIE TRUST FOR THE UNIVERSITIES OF SCOTLAND
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE 1902
CARNEGIE DUNFERMLINE TRUST 1903
CARNEGIE FOUNDATION 1904 | PEACE PALACE 1913
CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION 1904
CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING
CARNEGIE HERO FUND TRUST UK 1908
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE 1910
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK 1911
CARNEGIE HERO FUNDS EUROPE 1911
BELGIUM,DENMARK, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND CARNEGIE UNITED KINGDOM TRUST 1913
CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 1914

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