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united states industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) |
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creates carnegie steel. gets bought out by banker jp morgan and renamed u.s. steel. andrew carnegie used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production. was a philanthropist. was one of the "robber barons" |
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a scottish-born american industrialist and philanthropist who founded the carnegie steel company in 1892. by 1901, his company dominated the american steel industry. |
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steel |
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a steel giant that got where he was by vertical integration. he pioneered vertical integration as a way to run a corporation, and was an anti-trust advocate as well as a philanthropist. |
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built a steel mill empire; us steel |
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scottish immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry |
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steel industry |
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scottish-born industrialist who developed the u.s. steel industry; his is a rags-to-riches story as he made a fortune in business and sold his holdings in 1901 for $447 million. he spent the rest of his life giving away $350 million to worthy cultural and educational causes. |
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controlled the steel industry |
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built u.s. steel industry |
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united states industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts |
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dominated the steel industry |
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steel tycoon |
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achieved an abnormal rise in class system (steel industry), pioneered vertical integration (controlled mesabie range to ship ore to pittsburgh), opposed monopolies, used partnership of steel tycoons (henry clay frick as a manager/partner), bessemer steel process |
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founder of the carnegie steel company |
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american industrialist and philanthropist who founded the carnegie steel company in 1892. by 1901, his company dominated the american steel industry. |
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captain of the steel industry |
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industrialist who made a fortune in steel in the late 1800s through vertical consolidation; as a philanthropist, he gave away some $350 million |
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dominated the steel industry. |
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founder of carnegie steel |
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entrepreneur who succeeded in industries ranging from telegraphy, railroading, bridge building, iron-and steel-making and investments; stood out from other business titans as a thinker who fashioned and publicized a philosophy for big business, a conservative rationale that became deeply implanted in the conventional wisdom of some americans. |
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was a scottish-born american industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of pittsburgh's carnegie steel company which later became u.s. steel. |
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(1835-1919) a scottish-american industrialist who created the company 'u.s. steel;' built carnegie hall (a concert hall in new york city); earned most of his fortune in the steel industry; remembered as one of the richest men in american history |
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creates carnegie steel. gets bought out by banker jp morgan and renamed u.s. steel. used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production. was a philanthropist. was one of the "robber barons" |
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creates carnegie steel. gets bought out by banker jp morgan and renamed u.s. steel. andrew carnegie used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production. was a philanthropist. |
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he rose from poverty to become one of the richest men in the world by gaining virtual control of the u.s. steel industry. he had begun the process of vertical integration, by which he came to control raw materials, transportation, and distribution within the steel industry, managing every stage of the production process from beginning to end. u.s. steel production increased until the nation surpassed great britain as the foremost steel producer in the world. he was also notable as a philanthropist, who gave millions of dollars to advance education, establish public libraries, and promote world peace. |
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founded carnegie steel company; major industrialist |
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man who built the steel industry in america |
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..., creates carnegie steel. gets bought out by banker jp morgan and renamed u.s. steel. andrew carnegie used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production. was a philanthropist. was one of the "robber barons" |
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scottish immigrant who organized a vast new industry on the principle of "vertical integration" |
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united states industrialist (steel) and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts. |
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built u.s steel industry |
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started manufacturing steel in pittsburgh and son outdistanced his competitors b a combination of salesmanship and the use of the latest technology |
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united states industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
and built a steel empire |
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the gospel of wealth |
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united states industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts; a "robber barron," developed the steel industry; practiced vertical integration; believed in the "gospel of wealth" |
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(1835-1919) american industrialist and humanitarian; he focused his attention on steelmaking and made a fortune through his vertical integration method. |
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built a steel mill empire |
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worked initially in iron business then in steel business after he learned about bessemer process
- his company was involved in the homestead strike w/ the amalgamated association of iron and steel workers
- "gospel of wealth"->wealthy were trustees of ppl's money and they must use efforts to benefit society
- created carnegie hall and public libraries |
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he was first to use the bessemer process which made steel cheaply and efficiently and it changed the steel industry |
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steel industry magnate who built up the industry by buying up all levels of production. |
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dominated the steel industry; controlled processing of steel from mine to market |
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after making money through investments in a sleeping car company and oil, andrew carnegie moved on to work in the war department
he went to work in the iron business and then moved into steel after learning of the bessemer process, which formed steel from pig iron
grew carnegie steel company through acquisitions
wrote the article, " gospel of wealth," for the north american review, which offered the belief that the wealth were just trustees of their money and that they must use their efforts to benefits society
his philanthropic ventures included carnegie hall and public libraries |
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used vertical integration to gain control of the steel industry, gospel of wealth |
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carnegie was an american millionaire and philanthropist who donated large sums of money for public works. |
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leader of steel industry, applied vertical integration, by 1900 climbed to top of steel industry. "rags to riches" story. |
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scottish immigrant became a giant in the steel industry using vertical & horizontal integration |
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steel company |
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steel king |
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donated funds to build the peace palace at the hague |
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he was an entrepreneur that revolutionize business practices. as an oil magnate, he came to great wealth later selling his holdings to become one of the great philantrophists. |
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made millions off the expansion of the american steel industry. |
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wealth |
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scottish-born industrialist who developed the u.s. steel industry |
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an american steel manufacturer who donated funds to build peace palace at the hague. |
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vertical integration |
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immigrant from scotland. gave away almost all money he had by the time he died, made money from steel |
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the steel king |
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king of steel |
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steel king; integrated every phase of his steel-making operation. ships, railroads, etc. pioneered "vertical integration" ; his goal was to improve efficiency by making supplies more reliable controlling the quality of the product at all stages of production and eliminating the middle man |
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steel giant |
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carnegie steel. monopoly. partnered with rockefeller. was a steel tycoon. used vertical and horizontal integration. also, a great philanthropist. |
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american industrialist and humanitarian; he focused his attention on steelmaking and made a furtune through his vertical integration method. |
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the "steel king", he used vertical integration to improve efficiency by controlling all aspects of his steel-making operation from mines to transportation to manufacturing; a hard-working son of improverished immigrant parents, he used his talents as an organizer and administrator to build his steel empire; later sold his holdings to j.p. morgan for $400 million, much of which he gave away for philanthropic purposes. |
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revolutionized the steel industry during the era of railroad expansion; keystone bridge, a company which he owned a one-fifth share; decided that steel would now replace iron for the manufacture of heavy goods |
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poor irish immigrant -> leader of steel industry, owns us steel, rich |
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leadership of the fast-growing steel industry passed to a shrewd business genius, andrew carnegie, who in the 1850s had worked his way up from being a poor scottish immigrant to becoming the superintendent of a pennsylvania railroad. in the 1870s, he started manufacturing steel in pittsburgh and soon outdistanced his competitors by a combination of salesmanship and the use of the latest technology |
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industrialist who preached the "gospel of wealth" |
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(1835-1919) a scottish-born american industrialist and philanthropist who founded the carnegie steel company in 1892. by 1901, when he sold out to j p morgan, his company dominated the american steel industry. known for vertical integration and for his gospel of wealth theory. |
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led the expansion of the u.s. steel industry; known for his 'gospel of wealth' |
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a scottish-born american industrialist and philanthropist founded steel company in 1892. by 1901, his company dominated the american steel industry. bought by jp morgan |
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industrialist who led the expansion of the american steel industry. |
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he controlled the steel industry |
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..., united states industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) |
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creates carnegie steel. gets bought out by banker jp morgan and renamed u.s. steel. andrew carnegie used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production. was a philanthropist. was one of the "robber barons". |
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brought the steel industry to america |
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known for vertical integration; made a large steel company; became a philanthropist after amassing large sums of money; partnered with frick; sold company to j.p. morgan, who then created u.s. steel; took advantage of the bessemer process |
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born poor, he became a messenger for a telegraph service and worked his way up to become a skilled telegrapher and head of the messenger service. entrepreneur that revolutionized business practice. |
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made his fortune in the steel industry. in his later years, he donated most of his money to establish schools, libraries, and universities around the world. |
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immigrant from scotland who worked his way up the ladder of success to run us steel. his company was valued at $500 million dollars. he achieved vertical integration of the steel industry. he used the bessemer process to produce steel cheaply and efficiently. |
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american industrialist and humanitarian; he focused his attention on steelmaking and made a fortune through his vertical integration method. |
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an industrialist who made a fortune in steel in the late 1800s through vertical consolidation; as a philanthropist, he gave away over $350 million. |
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used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production |
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made the steel business productive |
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(1835-1919) scottish immigrant, started poor but became successful. became head of carnegie steel, largest steel corporation at the time, first to user the bessemer process.
used vertical integration. bought out by jp morgan. |
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industrialist who made a fortune in steel in the late 1800s through vertical consolidation |
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industrialist who brought the bessemer process to the us to make steel. his gospel of wealth theory required that one should give money to charity while still living. |
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a business man that increased his power through by gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of steel production development. |
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united states industrialist (steel) and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919), |
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controlled the steel industry and developed the " gospel of wealth" |
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scotish born american industrialist and philanthropist who founded carnegie steel comp. in 1892. by 1901, his country dominated the american steel industry. |
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scottich immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry |
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industrialist and philanthropist responsible for u,s, steel |
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carnegie steel company |
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philanthropist; head of carnegie steel company; created a steel monopoly |
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built a steel mill empire; us steel. philantropist |
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giants of big business, worked way up steel business,philosophy: gospel of weatlh |
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one of the major captains of industry during the 19th and 20th century. created one of the biggest steel corporations, "u.s. steel." also involved in founding museums, peace corporations, and a university. |
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