important people we have talked about---industrialists
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Important People We Important People We Have Talked About---Have Talked About---IndustrialistsIndustrialists
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”
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
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