“The man who dies thus rich, dies disgraced.” This controversial quote came from Andrew Carnegie who is known as the father of modern philanthropy. Carnegie, who was born in 1835 and died in 1919, was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. Born of humble beginnings in Scotland, Andrew’s parents – together with their two sons – migrated to the United States. By age 30, Andrew had amassed business interests in iron works, steamers, railroads and oil wells, later building Carnegie Steel Corp. to become the largest steel manufacturing company in the world. His philantrophi…