# Andrew Carnegie — The Devil’s Dictionary character guide

> Andrew Carnegie in The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carnegie the dauntless, Carnegie, your

**First appearance:** 0001-the-devil-s-dictionary

## Who they are

The famous industrialist, satirized in definitions.

## In the story

### [The Devil's Dictionary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/the-devil-s-dictionary)

Mentioned as Carnegie the dauntless in a definition.

### [G](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/g)

Mentioned in the definition of 'Gunpowder' in the context of the anecdote about the Secretary of Agriculture.

### [H](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/h)

Alluded to in the definition of 'Hog' through the scientific name Porcus Rockefelleri, referencing Rockefeller.

### [P](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/p)

Referenced in the definition of 'Philanthropist' as a rich old gentleman who grins while his conscience picks his pocket.

### [R](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/r)

Quoted in the definition of 'Riches' as saying 'The reward of toil and virtue.'

### [W](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/w)

Quoted and then satirized in a poem about Wall Street, accused of calling brokers parasites.

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