William Morris : British Textile Designer, Poet, Artist, Novelist, Architectural Conservationist, Printer, Translator and Socialist Activist Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement

March 24, 1834 — October 3, 1896

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A British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production.

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March 24, 1834

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October 3, 1896

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