Born Calcutta, India. Died in a nursing home in Fitzroy Square.
Economic/social historian, Christian socialist and founding father of the welfare state.
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R.H. Tawney
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R. H. Tawney
Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association R.H. Tawney, 1880 - 1962, economic his...
R. H. Tawney
Greater London Council R.H. Tawney, 1880 - 1962, historian, teacher and poli...
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