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When did Robert Owen withdraw from New Harmony, and how much of his fortune did he lose?
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Robert Owen
Robert Owen, detail of a watercolour by Auguste Hervieu, 1829; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Owen withdrew from the New Harmony community in 1828. By the time of his departure, he had lost ÂŁ40,000, which amounted to 80 percent of his fortune.1