philanthropist

Philanthropist

A philianthropist a person who gives large sums of money to the poor. In the 1800's, Rockefeller and Carnegie were two well known philanthropists. They gave much to charities and institutions. Rockefeller heled fouund the University of Chicago, while Carnegie created thousands of libraries and wupported artistic and research institutes.

Information provided by: http://www.wrhs.org/html/philanthropictimeline/images/john%20d%20rockefeller-1.jpg America: Pathways to the Present, pg. 238