Robert Raikes was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman. He was educated at The Crypt School in Gloucester. He was noted for his promotion of Sunday schools.

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Occupation: philanthropist, publisher, journalist, social reformer
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: September 14, 1736, September 14, 1735
Died: April 5, 1811

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Robert Raikes

English promoter of Sunday schools

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