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Birth
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835 -
Move
He went whith his family to the United States and Settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At age thirteen, he went to work as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill. He then moved rapidly through a succession of jobs whith Western Union and the Pennsylvania Railroad. -
His own business
He resigned to establish his own business enterprises and eventually organized the Carnegie Stell Company. -
The Gospel of Wealth
In 1889 he wrote The Gospel of Wealth, in which he asserted that all personal wealth beyond that required to supply the needs of one's family should be regarded as a trust fund to be administered for the benefit of the community. -
The sale of his company
At age sixty-five, he sold the company to J.P. Morgan and devoted the rest of his life to his philanthropic activities. -
The Carnegie Corporation of New York
He created The Carnegie Corporation of New York and other seven philantropic and educational organizations in the United States, and several more in Europe. -
His death
He died in Lenox, Massachusetts, on August 11. During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million contributing to charity.
