Andrew Carnegie


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Noun1.Andrew Carnegie - United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)Andrew Carnegie - United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
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Andrew Carnegie, to be used for the purpose of erecting a new library building.
Even the great and good Andrew Carnegie has made his profession of faith in the matter.
Butler, and by Andrew Carnegie, who, from a poor immigrant boy had arisen to be the book-giver of the world.
Name shame Following your article about Andrew Carnegie by Gordon Brown, I am glad he mentioned the point that Carnegie provided money for a college in Dunfermline, which was named in honour of his uncle, George Lauder.
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and business magnate who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th Century.
It is fitting that Sir Ian is one of those - the only European on this year's list - on the 100th anniversary of the death of our greatest national philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. We should all be proud that Sir Ian is such a wonderful ambassador for the caring spirit of the north-east.
La Motta chair in Italian Studies, has been selected as a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow.
Lister Drive Library was one of a number of donations made by Andrew Carnegie at the turn of the 20th Century to the people of Liverpool.
The library opened to the public in 1907 following a donation from the Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Wallace, Burns and Carnegie is on Thursday, April 18 at 6.30pm in the Legends Coffee House and features Andrew Carnegie's inspirational life story.
Named after the Scotland-born American philanthropist and industry magnate Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Medal is given by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
She reflected on the legacy that Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist and founder of Carnegie Mellon University, has had on the world.