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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Owen Jones

Born: February 15, 1809
Died: April 19, 1874 (aged 65)
Bio: Owen Jones was an English-born Welsh architect. A versatile architect and designer, he was also one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century.
Known for:
- The Grammar of Ornament (1856)
- The illuminated books of the middle ages (1844)
- Ornament and Design of the Alhambra
- Owen Jones' Chinese Ornament CD-ROM and Book