Talk:Andrew Carnegie

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Early Life

Changed a sentenced that said slavery was referred to as "the peculiar institution" as a euphemism from its apologists. It was actually a neutral term, and "peculiar" was used in the sense that it was only common in one particular region of the United States, namely the South.

--Michael Hollinger-- I could find no external corroboration for a 5 yr. old Andrew Carnegie killing Piedmont Morgan. Could someone cite a reference for that?

Disgrace?

I just reverted a change that suggested that Carnegie wanted to give all his money away rather than die "disgraced". I thought that the change was somewhat spurious and without substance. So, if he was "disgraced", then what was he "disgraced" about? --Colin Angus Mackay 23:27, 27 Mar 2006 (UTC)

Response,

Andrew Carnegie once wrote that "The man who dies thus rich, dies disgraced." He sincerly believed that dying with money was a waste, and that it was disgraceful to waste capital.

Also:

It seems odd that theories of monpolization or industrial integration don't appear in this article. Do we have a problem with point of view? Whether you think his business practices were good or not, it's important that this article has fair coverage from both perspectives on this man.

Wife and family?

Wife and daughters' names aren't mentioned...

Wife's name was Louise Whitfield, and daughter's name was Margaret (added into article) --Djamund 14:39, 13 Nov 2005 (UTC)

Stained Glass Illustration in this article

Wiki Commons lists the attached stained illustration as being in honor of Andrew Mellon. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stained_glass_windows_of_the_Washington_National_Cathedral#/media/File:Stain_Glass_Andrew_Mellon.JPG.> I doesn't look much like it belongs with either of them, from what I can see. I can't locate any other source, but thought you should know.

Update Net Worth

The current figure is in 2014 dollars and should be updated to 2020 dollars. As of time of writing, this is $408.43 Billion

75.138.97.214 (talk) 06:17, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 06:18, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Wildly biased lead

Why is the lead gushing about his donations, while completely omitting the terribly oppressive work conditions and union busting he was known for? ex. https://www.history.com/news/andrew-carnegie-unions-homestead-strike 50.194.115.156 (talk) 16:23, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Also, why is their tosh like "To some, Carnegie represents the idea of the American dream. He was an immigrant from Scotland who came to America and became successful. He is not only known for his successes but his enormous amounts of philanthropist works, not only to charities but also to promote democracy and independence to colonized countries.[70]", which is completely hagiographic purple prose, and why is the OR of him being buried near Gompers brought up? What relevance does that have to anything?

This article reads like it was written by his PR agent.50.194.115.156 (talk) 16:23, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Philanthropy

Andrew Carnegie appears to have been omitted from the philanthropist category https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:20th-century_philanthropists Could somebody add the appropriate tag, e.g. Category:20th-century philanthropists. Daeron (talk) 04:38, 16 February 2021 (UTC)