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Hewlett Johnson

English priest and Stalinist theorist (1874-1966) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 92

Hewlett Johnson was an English Anglican priest of the Church of England, author 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.

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Honorary Doctor of Protestant Theological Faculty - Charles University1947
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
International Stalin Prize for Peace

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United Kingdom
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Deceased
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Lived 1874 to 1966 · aged 92