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Robert Owen
(1771 - 1858)
Welsh businessman and social reformer
Welsh businessman and social reformer
Welsh industrialist and social reformer known for pioneering cooperative communities and labor rights.
Robert Owen (1771–1858) was a Welsh businessman, social reformer, and utopian socialist.
He managed textile mills in New Lanark, Scotland, implementing progressive labor practices.
Owen improved working conditions, reduced child labor, and established schools for workers' children.
He founded experimental cooperative communities, including New Harmony in Indiana.
His writings on social organization and cooperative economics influenced later socialist movements.
Though his communal experiments often faced challenges, his vision for social welfare endures.
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Robert Owen