Hewlett Johnson | |
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Born | 25 January 1874 |
Died | 22 October 1966 | (aged 92)
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Owens College, Manchester Wadham College, Oxford |
Occupation | Dean |
Notable work | Socialist Sixth of the world, Marxism and the individual |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour Stalin Peace Prize |
Notable ideas | Christian socialism |
Hewlett Johnson (25 January 1874 – 22 October 1966) was an English priest of the Church of England and Christian communist. He was Dean of Manchester and later Dean of Canterbury, where he acquired his nickname "The Red Dean of Canterbury" for his unyielding support towards Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union and its allies.[1]