R. H. Tawney

R. H. Tawney

Born	Richard Henry Tawney (1880-11-30)30 November 1880 Calcutta, British India
Died	16 January 1962(1962-01-16) (aged 81) London, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Harry Tawney
Political party	Labour
Movement	Christian socialism
Spouse	Jeannette Tawney (m. 1909)


Academic background
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Academic work
Discipline	Economics history
Sub-discipline	Economic history
Institutions	London School of Economics
Notable works	The Acquisitive Society (1920) Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926) Equality (1931)

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Richard Henry Tawney (30 November 1880 – 16 January 1962) was an English economic historian, social critic, ethical socialist, Christian socialist, and important proponent of adult education. The Oxford Companion to British History (1997) explained that Tawney made a "significant impact" in these "interrelated roles". A. L. Rowse goes further by insisting that "Tawney exercised the widest influence of any historian of his time, politically, socially and, above all, educationally".