Was Andrew Carnegie an atheist?

When “robber baron” Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) retired from business life, he donated around $350 million to philanthropic causes. From his “rather successful” business enterprises he donated huge sums to and towards universities, libraries, institutes, churches, foundations, etc. read more

He says he was. “I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.” read more

Andrew Carnegie On this date in 1835, tycoon turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born in Dumfermline, Scotland. In 1848, he traveled with his family to Allegheny, Penn. read more

—Andrew Carnegie, to Sir James Donaldson, Principal of St. Andrews University, June 1, 1905. Letters (except to Haldane) in Library of Congress collection, cited by Joseph Frazier Wall, Andrew Carnegie, 1970. Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor © Freedom From Religion Foundation. All rights reserved. read more

He and Andrew Mellon (of Mellon Bank fame) devised a diabolical scheme wherein workers would get a job with Carnegie's US Steel, buy a house on mortgage, and work for 10-15 years in the incredibly dangerous steel mills only to be fired by Carnegie a few months before they would have been able to pay off the mortgage, allowing Mellon to repossess the house and sell it off to the next sucker in line. read more