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Page 1: Important People We Have Talked About---Industrialists

Important People We Important People We Have Talked About---Have Talked About---IndustrialistsIndustrialists

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Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieNovember 25, 1835-

August 11, 1919Scottish-American

Industrialist, businessman, entrepreneur

Owned Carnegie Steel Company and merged to form US Steel

A “Captain of Industry”

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John D. RockefellerJohn D. RockefellerJuly 8, 1839 – May

23, 1937American

IndustrialistFounder of Standard

Oil CompanyRichest person in

historyFounder of University

of Chicago and Rockefeller University

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Gustavus SwiftGustavus SwiftJune 24, 1839 –

March 29, 1903Founded the

Meat Packing Empire in Midwest

Credited with first Ice-Cooled Car◦Allowed meat to

be shipped further distances