What is Andrew Carnegie?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} [[File:Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, 1913.jpg|thumb|right|Andrew Carnegie]] '''Andrew Carnegie''' (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]]-[[United States|American]] businessman. He ran The [[Carnegie Steel Company]], a major [[steel]] making [[corporation]]. When he retired, he was one of the richest men in America. He used his large amounts of money to fund [[:wikt:charity|charities]]. These charities gave money to universities. He had a hall built for himself (called [[Carnegie Hall]]), and he also built public libraries (called Carnegie Libraries). Andrew Carnegie was very charitable in the will he created through the [[New York City|New York]]. In his will, he gave monetary gifts to several funds, institutions, societies, and to [[Pittsburgh University]]. He also gave gifts to his employees and family. Carnegie had given away nearly $350 Million on charities, pensions, schools, libraries, and museums.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A05E2DA1338EE32A25751C1A96E9C946896D6CF |title=Andrew Carnegie dies of pneumonia in his 84th year| work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=April 21, 2013 |date=August 12, 1919 }}</ref> Carnegie had given all of that amount of money because after a disaster happened outside his company people thought he was a bad person.<ref name=nyt/> He thought by giving away all that money people would think he was good.<ref name=nyt/> He died on August 11, 1919. == Early life == Birthplace of Andrew Carnegie in [[Dunfermline, Scotland]] Andrew Carnegie was born to Margaret Morrison Carnegie and William Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland, in a typical weaver's cottage with only one main room, consisting of half the ground floor, which was shared with the neighboring weaver's family. The main room served as a living room, dining room and bedroom. He was named after his paternal grandfather. In 1836, the family moved to a larger house in Edgar