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Andrew Carnegie
noun
United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
Syn: ↑Carnegie
Instance Hypernyms: ↑industrialist, ↑philanthropist, ↑altruist

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Andrew Carnegie [Andrew Carnegie]
(1835–1919) a rich American who gave about $350 million to help good projects. He was born in Scotland and made his wealth in the steel industry. He gave money to organizations working for world peace and to build many libraries and other buildings, such as ↑Carnegie Hall.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.