James Pierrepont Greaves

James Pierrepont Greaves
Engraved portrait of James Pierrepont Greaves
Born(1777-02-01)1 February 1777
Merton, Surrey, England
Died11 March 1842(1842-03-11) (aged 65)
Alcott House, Ham, Surrey, England
OccupationsMystic, educational reformer, socialist, progressive thinker

James Pierrepont Greaves (1 February 1777 – 11 March 1842), was an English mystic, educational reformer, socialist and progressive thinker who founded Alcott House, a short-lived utopian community and free school in Surrey. He described himself as a "sacred socialist" and was an advocate of vegetarianism and other health practices.

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