What is Robert Owen?
{{Infobox person |name = Robert Owen |image = Robert Owen by William Henry Brooke.jpg |image_size = |caption = Owen, aged about 50,<br /> by [[William Henry Brooke]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1771|5|14}} |birth_place = [[Newtown, Powys|Newtown]], [[Montgomeryshire]], Wales |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1858|11|17|1771|5|14}} |death_place = Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales |occupation = co-operator; social reformer, textile mill co-owner; philanthropic capitalist |spouse = Ann (or Anne) Caroline Dale |parents = Robert Owen and Anne (Williams) Owen<ref name=Britannica>{{Cite encyclopedia |author=Douglas F. Dowd |title=Robert Owen |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |edition=Online academic |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Owen |access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref> |children = Jackson Dale (b. 1799)<br>[[Robert Dale Owen|Robert Dale]] (b. 1801)<br>William (b. 1802)<br>Ann (or Anne) Caroline (b. 1805)<br>Jane Dale (b. 1805)<br>[[David Dale Owen|David Dale]] (b. 1807)<br>[[Richard Owen (geologist)|Richard Dale]] (b. 1809)<br>Mary (b. 1810) }} '''Robert Owen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|ɪ|n}}; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[textile]] businessman, philanthropist and social reformer. He was one founder of [[utopian socialism]] and the [[cooperative]] movement. He is known for work to improve factory working conditions for his workers. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Robert}} [[Category:1771 births]] [[Category:1858 deaths]] [[Category:Welsh people]] [[Category:British businesspeople]] [[Category:British philanthropists]] [[Category:British socialists]]