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Andrew Carnegie was born to Margaret (Morrison) Carnegie and William Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland, [9] in a typical weaver's cottage with only one main room. It consisted of half the ground floor, which was shared with the neighboring weaver's family. [ 10 ]
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [7] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Carnegie portrait (detail) in the National Portrait Gallery [1] "Wealth", [2] more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth", [3] is an essay written by Andrew Carnegie in June [4] of 1889 [5] that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich.
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Olivia Wilde’s parents, Leslie and Andrew Cockburn, are journalists who have created documentaries for PBS’ “Frontline,” ABC News and “60 Minutes.” ... 35 Celebrities You Didn’t Know ...
It's possible that the world of professional sports has created more rags-to-riches stories than any other industry, but not all athletes started at the bottom. Some, in fact, could have taken it ...
Margaret Carnegie Miller (March 30, 1897 – April 11, 1990) was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and Louise Whitfield, and heiress to the Carnegie fortune. [1] [2] A resident of Manhattan, New York City, from 1934 to 1973, Miller was a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making foundation ...
Scott joined the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1850 as a station agent, and by 1858 was general superintendent. Scott had been recommended for promotion by Herman Haupt and later took a special interest in mentoring aspiring railroad employees, such as Andrew Carnegie (who joined the Pittsburgh telegraph office at age 16 and became Scott's private secretary and telegrapher).