Richard tawney
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Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
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R(ichard) H(enry). 1880–1962, British economic historian, born in India. His chief works are The Acquisitive Society (1920), Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926), and Equality (1931)
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