Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree blue plaque — Report the wrong picture

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Birthplace of Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871-1954) Quaker, innovator in business management, pioneering social scientist and author of 'Poverty, a Study of Town Life' (1901), which influenced the founders of the welfare state. Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.

Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree was a Quaker and social scientist who conducted influential studies on poverty, notably his work "Poverty, A Study of Town Life" (1901), which significantly impacted the development of the welfare state in Britain.

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