Andrew Carnegie became the world's richest man and then gave nearly all of his fortune away. #historyfacts #philanthropy #knowledge | Timeless Curiosity

Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835, Andrew Carnegie emigrated to the United States as a child and rose from bobbin boy to steel magnate. By the 1880s, he was one of the world’s richest men—but Carnegie believed that wealth carried a moral responsibility. In his 1889 essay “The Gospel of Wealth,” he argued that the rich should administer their fortunes for the public good rather than leave vast inheritances. Over the next four decades, Carnegie funded the construction of more than 2,500 libra

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