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has glosseng: The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of those killed saving or attempting to save others. Those chosen for recognition receive the Carnegie Medal and become eligible for scholarship aid and other benefits. A private operating foundation, the Hero Fund was established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1904 with a trust fund of $5 million by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.
lexicalizationeng: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
lexicalizationeng: Carnegie Hero Fund
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Danish
has glossdan: Carnegie Hero Fond Commission eller Carnegie Hero Fund er en amerikansk-canadisk almennyttig organisation, som blev stiftet i 1904 i Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, af den skotsk fødte amerikanske filantrop Andrew Carnegie.
lexicalizationdan: Carnegie Hero Fond Commission
German
has glossdeu: Carnegie Hero Trust Funds sind durch Andrew Carnegie gegründete Stiftungen, die besonders selbstlos handelnde Menschen auszeichnen sollen und bei Verletzungen oder Tod den Rettern bzw. ihren Hinterbliebenen Unterstützung leisten sollen.
lexicalizationdeu: Carnegie Hero Trust Fund
Dutch
has glossnld: De Medaille van het Carnegie Heldenfonds is een eerbetoon dat door een particuliere organisatie, de Nederlandse afdeling van het internationaal werkende Carnegie Heldenfonds, wordt uitgereikt.
lexicalizationnld: medaille van het Carnegie Heldenfonds
Swedish
has glossswe: Den svenska Carnegiestiftelsen instiftades 6 oktober 1911 av skotsk-födde amerikanske industrimannen och filantropen Andrew Carnegie för att belöna dem som "frivilligt eller eljest utöver vad plikten kan anses ha bjudit, genom fredlig bedrift vågat livet för att inom Sverige eller dess område rädda människors liv." Han donerade USD 230 000 till den svenska stiftelsen och avkastningen går varje år till att belöna bragder och, i andra hand, forskning som kan rädda liv.
lexicalizationswe: Carnegiestiftelsen
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media:imgAndrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, 1913.jpg
media:imgMedaille Carneggie Heldenfonds.jpg

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