Jean-Baptiste André Godin
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1817 – 1888
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Who was Jean-Baptiste André Godin?
Jean-Baptiste André Godin was a French industrialist, writer and political theorist, and social innovator. A manufacturer of cast-iron stoves and influenced by Charles Fourier, he developed and built an industrial and residential community within Guise called the Familistère. He ultimately converted it to cooperative ownership and management by workers.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1817
France - Also known as
- Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Jan 29, 1888
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on July 23, 2013
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