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Henry Clay Frick (* 19. Dezember 1849 in West Overton, Pennsylvania; † 2. Dezember 1919 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Industrieller.
Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern.
Learn about the life and legacy of Henry Clay Frick, a coke and steel magnate who became a prominent art collector and philanthropist. Find out how he built his fortune, his involvement in the Homestead strike, his feud with Carnegie, and his bequest of his mansion and artworks to the public.
Henry Clay Frick (born December 19, 1849, West Overton, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died December 2, 1919, New York City) was a U.S. industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist who helped build the world’s largest coke and steel operations.
Learn about the life and legacy of Henry Clay Frick, a self-made businessman who became a robber baron in the Gilded Age and a symbol of industry. Find out how he clashed with workers, anarchists, and Carnegie, and how he collected art in New York.
- American Experience
11. Juni 2018 · Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was an American industrialist and financier who expanded the Carnegie Steel Company and formed the United States Steel Company. He was involved in the Homestead strike, a bitter labor conflict that ended with violence and controversy.
A new biography of one of these men, Henry Clay Frick, is an extraordinarily powerful brief for this assertion. Written by his great-granddaughter Martha Frick Symington Sanger and called Henry Clay Frick: An Intimate Portrait (Abbeville Press), it is one of the handsomest examples of bookmaking I have seen in some time.
