Robert Owen
Robert Owen (/ˈoʊɪn/; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh textile businessman, philanthropist and social reformer. He was one founder of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. He is known for work to improve factory working conditions for his workers.
Robert Owen | |
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 Owen, aged about 50, by William Henry Brooke | |
| Born | 14 May 1771 Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
| Died | 17 November 1858 (aged 87) Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
| Occupation | co-operator; social reformer, textile mill co-owner; philanthropic capitalist |
| Spouse(s) | Ann (or Anne) Caroline Dale |
| Children | Jackson Dale (b. 1799) Robert Dale (b. 1801) William (b. 1802) Ann (or Anne) Caroline (b. 1805) Jane Dale (b. 1805) David Dale (b. 1807) Richard Dale (b. 1809) Mary (b. 1810) |
| Parent(s) | Robert Owen and Anne (Williams) Owen[1] |
Robert Owen Media
Baptism record of Robert Owen in the Newtown Anglican Parish Register
Robert Owen's house in New Lanark, Scotland.
Truck system of payment by order of Robert Owen and Benj Woolfield, National Equitable Labour Exchange, 22 July 1833.
New Moral World, Owen's envisioned successor of New Harmony. Owenites fired bricks to build it, but it was never constructed.
Portrait of Owen by John Cranch, 1845
Crowds gather to commemorate Robert Owen at his grave in Newtown, Montgomeryshire on 12 July 1902
A statue commemorating Owen in Manchester, in front of The Co-operative Bank
Tomb of Robert Owen, Newtown, Powys. The Art Nouveau railings were a 1902 addition
Robert Owen Memorial (left), next to The Reformers Memorial, Kensal Green Cemetery, London
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References
- ↑ Douglas F. Dowd. "Robert Owen". Encyclopædia Britannica (Online academic ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2017.