Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He founded Carnegie Steel Company, which he sold to J.P. Morgan in 1901 for $303 million, forming the basis of U.S. Steel Corporation. He is best known for his subsequent large-scale philanthropy, including funding over 2,500 libraries and establishing foundations such as the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and what is now Carnegie Mellon University.