Henry Frick Biography

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NAME: Henry Clay Frick
OCCUPATION: Art Collector, Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: December 19, 1849
DEATH DATE: December 02, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH: West Overton, Pennsylvania

PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York

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Henry Frick was an American industrialist who founded the H.C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company and was a chairman of the Carnegie Steel Co.

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Henry Frick was U.S. industrialist who began his career operating coal ovens, In 1871, he formed his own company, and from 1889 he served as chairman of Carnegie Steel Co., the world's largest manufacturer of steel and coke. The violent steel strike of 1892 provoked an anarchist to shoot and stab him, but he survived. A noted art collector, he bequeathed his collection to New York City.

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(born , Dec. 19, 1849, West Overton, Pa., U.S.—died Dec. 2, 1919, New York, N.Y.) U.S. industrialist. He began building and operating coke ovens in 1870 and organized his own company in 1871. From 1889 he served as chairman of Carnegie Steel Co., the world's largest manufacturer of steel and coke. His role in the violent steel strike of 1892 in Homestead, Pa., provoked an anarchist to shoot and stab him, but he survived. He was instrumental in the formation of the U.S. Steel Corp. in 1901. A noted art collector and philanthropist, he bequeathed the Frick Collection to New York City. Andrew Carnegie.