William Thompson (1775 – 28 March 1833) was an Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer developing from utilitarianism into an early critic of capitalist exploitation whose ideas influenced the Cooperative Trade Union and Chartist movements as well as Karl Marx.
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birth date
1775-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1775-06-30
birth place
Kingdom of Ireland, Cork (city)
death date
1833-03-28, 1883-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Rosscarbery
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