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Kenneth Romanes

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Kenneth Romanes
Born(1866-03-13)13 March 1866
Died3 May 1951(1951-05-03) (aged 85)
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Occupation(s)Translator, writer, activist
Known forCo-founding the Humanitarian League
Spouse
Auguste Marie Flath
(m. 1895)
RelativesGeorge Romanes (cousin)

Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator, writer, and vegetarianism activist. He was known as one of the co-founders of the Humanitarian League, a British radical advocacy group.

Life and career

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Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 in Sydenham, Kent.[1] He was the cousin of the scientist George Romanes.[2]

In 1886, Romanes joined the Vegetarian Society while working as a patent agents assistant. In 1891, he was one of the founding members of the Humanitarian League, along with Henry S. Salt, Howard Williams, Alice Drakoules, and Edward Maitland; Romanes' occupation was listed as translator.[3]

Romanes later moved to Germany, where he wrote articles for The Vegetarian Messenger about the German vegetarian movement. He also wrote for the German vegetarian journals Vegetar. Vorwaerts[2] and Vegetarische Warte.[4] In 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath in Berlin.[5] Romanes translated books from German into English: one by Heinrich Pudor and two by Louis Kuhne.[6]

Romanes died in Darmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Arolsen Archives, Digital Archive; Bad Arolsen, Germany; Lists of Persecutees 2.1.1.1.
  2. ^ a b Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (2002). "Biographical Index of British Vegetarians and Food reformers of the Victorian Era". The Vegetarian Movement in Britain c.1840–1901: A Study of Its Development, Personnel and Wider Connections (PDF). Vol. 2. University of Southampton. p. 99. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "Humanist Heritage: The Humanitarian League (1891-1919)". Humanist Heritage. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  4. ^ Gregory, James (2007-06-29). Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-85771-526-5.
  5. ^ Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister.
  6. ^ "Search: "Kenneth Romanes"". WorldCat. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  7. ^ Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Laufende Nummer: 901.