Andrew Carnegie
1835 – 1919 · United States · Business
Built modern steel and then invented large-scale philanthropy.
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- Jamsetji Tata
1839 – 1904 · Business
Tata studied Carnegie's integrated steel and philanthropic endowment model for India.
- Madam C. J. Walker
1867 – 1919 · Business
Walker adopted the Carnegie gospel of wealth in her own philanthropic and franchise structure.
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