Robert Owen
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cooperative movement pioneer
early socialist
educational reformer
industrialist
philanthropist
social reformer
utopian socialist
Robert Owen was a Welsh social reformer and early socialist known for pioneering cooperative communities and advocating for improved labor and educational conditions during the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Owen canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cooperative movement pioneer
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early socialist ⓘ educational reformer ⓘ industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ utopian socialist ⓘ |
| advocated |
cooperative ownership of production
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improved working conditions for factory workers ⓘ restriction of child labor in factories ⓘ secular, rational education ⓘ state-supported education ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1771-05-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Newtown, Powys
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surface form:
Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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Wales ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1858-11-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Newtown, Powys
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surface form:
Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
|
| describedIn | Dictionary of National Biography ⓘ |
| employer |
New Lanark and Derwent Valley Mills (transnational industrial heritage context)
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surface form:
New Lanark Mills
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| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | David Dale ⓘ |
| founded |
Institute for the Formation of Character at New Lanark
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New Harmony, Indiana ⓘ
surface form:
New Harmony community
|
| hasPlaceOfBurial | Old St Mary’s Churchyard, Newtown, Wales ⓘ |
| influenced |
cooperative societies in Britain
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development of socialist thought in the 19th century ⓘ early British trade unionism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of cooperative communities
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advocacy of universal education ⓘ campaigning for factory reform ⓘ founding experimental community at New Harmony, Indiana ⓘ pioneering model industrial community at New Lanark ⓘ promotion of an eight-hour working day ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
British socialism
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cooperative movement ⓘ utopian socialism ⓘ |
| name | Robert Owen self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New View of Society
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Report to the County of Lanark ⓘ The Book of the New Moral World ⓘ |
| occupation |
mill manager
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textile manufacturer ⓘ |
| proposed |
planned communities to alleviate poverty
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villages of cooperation ⓘ |
| religiousView | secularist ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Dale ⓘ |
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