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Robert Owen

Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858)
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Robert Owen
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Summary

Robert Owen was born on May 14, 1771[1], in Newtown[2]. He died on November 17, 1858[3], in Newtown[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], economist[6], philanthropist[7], politician[8], and philosopher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,295 views/month, #6,673 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Kensal Green Cemetery[11], Tomb of Robert Owen[12]
  • Spouse: Anne Caroline Owen[13]
  • Child: Robert Dale Owen[14], Richard Owen[15], David Dale Owen[16], Jane Dale Owen Fauntleroy[17]
  • Country of citizenship: Wales[18], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[19]
  • Occupation: draper[20], socialist[21], writer[22], sociologist[23], social reformer[24]
  • Field of work: entrepreneurship[25], social policy[26], management[27], economics[28], utopian socialism[29]
  • Educated at: National Art School[30]
  • Member of: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society[31]
  • Sex or gender: male[32]
  • Commons category: Robert Owen (reformer)[33]
  • Archives at: International Institute of Social History[34]
  • Family name: Owen[35]
  • Given name: Robert[36], Marcus[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Robert Owen (reformer)[38]
  • Commons gallery: Robert Owen[39]
  • Relative: Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie[40]
  • Political ideology: Owenism[41]
  • Depicted by: Robert Owen[42]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[43], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[44], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[45], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Robert Owen include Owenism[49], a political philosophy[50].

Why It Matters

Robert Owen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for him include Owenism[49], a political philosophy[50].

FAQs

Where was Robert Owen born?

Robert Owen's place of birth was Newtown[2].

Where did Robert Owen die?

Robert Owen passed away in Newtown[4].

Who was Robert Owen married to?

Robert Owen's spouses include Anne Caroline Owen[13].

What did Robert Owen do for work?

Robert Owen worked as an entrepreneur[5], economist[6], philanthropist[7], politician[8], and philosopher[9].

Where did Robert Owen go to school?

Robert Owen was educated at National Art School[30].

Related Entities

economics entrepreneur entrepreneurship International Institute of Social History management Paul Langerhans social policy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wales

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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