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Robert Owen was a philanthropist as well as a..?

  • Politician

  • Author

  • Manufacturer

  • Artist

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As a manufacturer, Robert Owen owned and operated several textile mills, including the New Lanark Mills in Scotland. He was known for his progressive social and economic ideas, such as improving working conditions and providing education for workers' children. Owen's belief in the importance of community and cooperation led him to establish a utopian community called New Harmony in Indiana, USA.
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