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NAMEHenry Frick
OCCUPATION
Art Collector
BIRTH DATE
December 19, 1849
DEATH DATE
December 2, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH
West Overton, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH
New York, New York
AKA
Henry Frick
FULL NAME
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Frick Biography.com
Art Collector(1849–1919)
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.Fact Check
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April 2, 2014QUICK FACTS
NAMEHenry Frick
OCCUPATION
Art Collector
BIRTH DATE
December 19, 1849
DEATH DATE
December 2, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH
West Overton, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH
New York, New York
AKA
Henry Frick
FULL NAME
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Frick Biography.com
Art Collector(1849–1919)
Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.