Andrew Carnegie vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1839 to 1919.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified