Henry Frick Biography

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NAME: Henry 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, New York
Full Name: Henry Clay Frick
AKA: Henry Frick

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Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.

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Born on December 19, 1849, in West Overton, Pennsylvania, Henry Frick developed a coke and steel business, coming to head the Carnegie Steel Company. His labor practices helped lead to the Homestead Strike, and, after a rift with Andrew Carnegie, he would form the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901. Frick's New York mansion and art collection later become the Frick Museum. He died in New York City on December 2, 1919.