Andrew Carnegie
Noun
Meaning
United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
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Examples
"Andrew Carnegie and Lousie Whitfield were married in her home by the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Eaton, minister of the bride's family Universalist Church of the Divine Paternity in New York City."
Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business, 2nd Edition.
Andrew Carnegie donated $25,000 to the University to honor his friend.
Andrew Carnegie, for example, gave the bulk of the money to build the city’s Central Library and in 1982, the Scots-born US steel magnate became a Burgess.
Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh jointly administer the Andrew Carnegie Collection of digitized archives on Carnegie's life.
Andrew Carnegie promised funding of $10,000 if the community agreed to maintain a free public library at the rate of at least $1000 annually.