Andrew Carnegie
Gospel of Wealth
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who dominated the American steel industry in the late nineteenth century, becoming one of the wealthiest people in history.
He later became famous for philanthropy, funding thousands of public libraries, universities, and foundations.
His name often evokes both the ruthlessness of Gilded Age capitalism and the ideal of giving away one's fortune: the Carnegie Hall, a Carnegie library, Carnegie Mellon University.
Dominant industrial leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- magnateWealthy business leader
- robber baronUnscrupulous wealthy industrialist
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
monopoly · capitalist · entrepreneur · mogul · railroad · manufacturing · enterprise · corporation
One who gives aid
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- givingTransferring to another
grants · scholarships · libraries · donation · generosity · altruism · humanitarian · patronage
Free community book repository
- reading roomsSpaces designated for books
- booksBound written works
- literacyAbility to read, write
- educationSystematic development of mind
community · branches · architecture · donations · access · knowledge · learning · endowment
Western Pennsylvania industrial city
- millGrain-crushing facility
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
iron · alloy · foundry · ingot · metallurgy · Homestead · vertical integration · coke
Wealth or destiny
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- capitalWealth used for investment
- assetsOwned items of value
affluence · prosperity · opulence · investments · plutocrat · moneyed · financial empire · self-made
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- magnateWealthy business leader
- robber baronUnscrupulous wealthy industrialist
Gilded Age · monopoly · capitalist · entrepreneur · mogul · railroad · manufacturing · enterprise · corporation · trust
benefactor
One who gives aid
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
giving · grants · scholarships · libraries · donation · generosity · altruism · humanitarian · patronage · nonprofit
public library
Free community book repository
- reading roomsSpaces designated for books
- booksBound written works
- literacyAbility to read, write
education · community · branches · architecture · donations · access · knowledge · learning · endowment · reading
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania industrial city
- millGrain-crushing facility
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
smelting · iron · alloy · foundry · ingot · metallurgy · Homestead · vertical integration · coke · ore
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- capitalWealth used for investment
assets · affluence · prosperity · opulence · investments · plutocrat · moneyed · financial empire · self-made · rags to riches
- Scottish AmericansAlexander Graham Bell, John Muir, Sean Connery, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly
- Pittsburgh AreaPittsburgh, North Shore, South Side, Lawrenceville, Oakland
- Business IconsRockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, JP Morgan, Warren Buffett
- Business Titanstycoon, mogul, magnate, industrialist, billionaire
- Business TycoonsJohn D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Elon Musk
- success storiesrags to riches, success story, underdog story, comeback story, zero to hero
Andrew CarnegieSamuel Gompers
Mother Jones · labor unions · union leaders · organized labor · steelworkers
Andrew Carnegieold money
Long-established family fortune
landed gentry · European aristocracy · aristocracy · silver spoon