Andrew Carnegie: The Father Of Industry And True Followness
The Father of Industry and True Follower of Kindness
There was a simple man from Scottish origin. A man who was a business owner. An employer; an industrialist; a philanthropist. A man as wealthy as royalty. A “captain of industry;” a “Mr. Scott’s Andy.” A man who gave his wealth away for the common good. This man was known as Andrew Carnegie. He aspired to greatness all his life, first as a young boy, then through his early careers, and finally at his prime of being a philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie started his aspiration for greatness at a young age. In Scotland, most children his age did not attend school, and Andrew thought himself no different; until one day, things changed. The schoolmaster took little Andrew on an excursion with a few other …show more content…
Carnegie later gave up his business to enjoy life with his wife and child. Now trying to end his life in complete fulfillment, he “became one of the leading philanthropists of his day” (Rau 84). He donated to libraries in his hometown, Dunfermline, Scotland. He made a library, music, and lecture hall in Pennsylvania. He brought to New York numerous libraries, and his world-famous Carnegie Hall for virtuosic musicians - this building is still in use and famous today. He made the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, now known as the Carnegie-Mellon University. Always the businessman, Andrew Carnegie turned his philanthropy into another business. He hired secretaries to manage it and continued to donate funds to build libraries. In all, Carnegie had been the cause of 2,811 libraries worldwide (86). He gave a total of 8,000 organs to churches worldwide, and he established many Institutes for old friends (88). Carnegie never stopped working for the common good, and brought his kindness to his very death. By the time he died, it is thought that he gave away a total of $350 million (Lenkowsky). Carnegie died within three days of getting bronchial
There was a simple man from Scottish origin. A man who was a business owner. An employer; an industrialist; a philanthropist. A man as wealthy as royalty. A “captain of industry;” a “Mr. Scott’s Andy.” A man who gave his wealth away for the common good. This man was known as Andrew Carnegie. He aspired to greatness all his life, first as a young boy, then through his early careers, and finally at his prime of being a philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie started his aspiration for greatness at a young age. In Scotland, most children his age did not attend school, and Andrew thought himself no different; until one day, things changed. The schoolmaster took little Andrew on an excursion with a few other …show more content…
Carnegie later gave up his business to enjoy life with his wife and child. Now trying to end his life in complete fulfillment, he “became one of the leading philanthropists of his day” (Rau 84). He donated to libraries in his hometown, Dunfermline, Scotland. He made a library, music, and lecture hall in Pennsylvania. He brought to New York numerous libraries, and his world-famous Carnegie Hall for virtuosic musicians - this building is still in use and famous today. He made the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, now known as the Carnegie-Mellon University. Always the businessman, Andrew Carnegie turned his philanthropy into another business. He hired secretaries to manage it and continued to donate funds to build libraries. In all, Carnegie had been the cause of 2,811 libraries worldwide (86). He gave a total of 8,000 organs to churches worldwide, and he established many Institutes for old friends (88). Carnegie never stopped working for the common good, and brought his kindness to his very death. By the time he died, it is thought that he gave away a total of $350 million (Lenkowsky). Carnegie died within three days of getting bronchial