Person
John Howard (prison reformer)
philanthropist and early English prison reformer
b. 1726 CE – d. 1790 CE
World The Atlantic Lands
John Howard FRS (2 September 1726 – 20 January 1790) was a philanthropist and early English prison reformer.
People
- Adam Smith
- Angelika Kauffmann
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- Edward Rowe Mores
- Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway
Topics
- Middle Subatlantic Period
- Portraits, Rococco
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- Colonization of Asia, British
- American Revolution
Locations
None linked.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2025). John Howard (prison reformer). History Atlas. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/john-howard-prison-reformer/
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