Hewlett Johnson
Hewlett Johnson (born January 25, 1874 in Manchester , † October 22, 1966 in London ) was an Anglican clergyman. As Dean of Canterbury Cathedral from 1931 to 1961 he was known as "the Red Dean of Canterbury".
Life
Johnson, the son of a worker, worked as an engineer in a locomotive factory from 1895, where colleagues won him over for socialism . In 1900 he began to study theology in Oxford and after ordination as a deacon in 1905 worked in the parish of Altrincham near Manchester. Because of his advocacy of Marxism , he has been monitored by MI5 since 1917 . In 1924 he became dean (Dean) at Manchester Cathedral . In 1931 he was appointed Dean of Canterbury at the suggestion of Ramsay MacDonalds . He only resigned from this office in 1961 at the age of 89.
Johnson, who was a believer in religious socialism and an unreserved supporter of the Soviet Union, became famous when he contrasted developments in the Soviet Union with five-year plans with those in the West during the Great Depression. He traveled to the Soviet Union in 1934 and a second time in 1937. In 1945 he was awarded the Order of the Red Labor Banner and in 1951 the International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace between Peoples .
Works
- One sixth of the earth , 1947 (below); English: The Socialist Sixth of the World ( online resource )
- Searching for Light (autobiography), 1968
Web links
- Estate inventory and brief biography on the University of Kent website
- Newspaper article about Hewlett Johnson in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Red Dean of Canterbury. Die Zeit , 1963, accessed April 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Hewlett |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British clergyman, Dean of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1966 |
| Place of death | London |