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Regency Celebrity: Robert Owen, Welsh Social Reformer and Founder of Utopian Socialism

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Robert Owen (/ˈoʊən/; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. Biography Robert Owen was born in Newtown, a small market town in Montgomeryshire, … Continue reading →

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