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Owen, Robert


United Kingdom, Business Person    (1771-05-14 to 1858-11-17)
• Textile mill operator, labor reformer, trade unionist. Worked to improve child-labor conditions in England. (See: Owen Museum bio)
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FounderNewHarmony
 
OwenRDSon
 
DirectorNewLanarkMill
 
Life ofOwenR
 
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New Harmony Community   (Founder of, 1825 to 1828) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder of Utopian socialist community in Indiana (US)
Owen, Robert Dale   (Son of, 1801-11-09) -- Duck | Google | Bing
New Lanark Cotton Mill   (Director of, 1799 to 1827) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Owner and director