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Robert Raikes
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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.
painting by George Romney, 1785-1788.
painting by George Romney, 1785-1788.
The story behind Robert Raikes' Sunday school
The story behind Robert Raikes' Sunday school
Robert Raikes Statue, Victoria Embankment Gardens SW1 - London
Robert Raikes Statue, Victoria Embankment Gardens SW1 - London
Statue of Robert Raikes next to Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, Canada
Statue of Robert Raikes next to Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, Canada
Robert Raikes the Elder
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Robert Raikes the Elder was a British printer and newspaper proprietor. He is noted as a pioneer of the press who was instrumental in bringing printing out of London and to the provinces.
Robert Raikes
…He was noted for his promotion of Sunday schools. Raikes was born at Ladybellegate House, Gloucester, in 1736, the eldest child of Mary Drew and Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher. He was baptised on 24 September 1736 at St Mary de Crypt Church in Gloucester. On 23 December 1767, he married Anne Trigge…
A Family, Probably the Raikes Family by Gawen Hamilton, c. 1730–1732. The man sitting in black clothes to the left of the table is probably Robert Rai
A Family, Probably the Raikes Family by Gawen Hamilton, c. 1730–1732. The man sitting in black clothes to the left of the table is probably Robert Raikes.