Robert Owen : Welsh Textile Manufacturer, Philanthropist and Social Reformer, and a Founder of Utopian Socialism and the Cooperative Movement

May 14, 1771 — November 17, 1858

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A Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. He strove to improve factory working conditions, promoted experimental socialistic communities, and sought a more collective approach to child rearing, including government control of education.

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May 14, 1771

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November 17, 1858

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March 24, 2020; 2:31:23 PM (UTC)

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